Archaeologist to religion scientific researcher
An archaeologist already meets 75% of what the religion scientific researcher role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
34.3/ 100
1 How much of what a religion scientific researcher is expected to do is already part of an archaeologist’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the religion scientific researcher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A religion scientific researcher role treats 30 of its required skills as things an archaeologist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 36 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A religion scientific researcher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an archaeologist background worth leading with.
- already held do historical research information skills
- already held history arts and humanities
- already held develop scientific theories information skills
- already held write research proposals communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data information skills
- already held think abstractly communication, collaboration and creativity
All 36 carried skills, including the 30 the religion scientific researcher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn history of theology required
- still to learn religious studies required
- still to learn theology required
- optional, not held ethics optional
- optional, not held logic optional
- optional, not held philosophy optional
- still to learn interpret religious texts required
- optional, not held apply teaching strategies optional
- optional, not held conduct religious missions optional
- optional, not held perform religious ceremonies optional
- optional, not held prepare religious services optional
- optional, not held promote religious activities optional
- optional, not held teach religious texts optional
- optional, not held train religious professionals optional
- still to learn apply scientific methods required
- optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
- optional, not held assist families in crisis situations optional
- optional, not held provide spiritual counselling optional
- optional, not held develop policies on religion-related matters optional
- optional, not held work within communities optional
- optional, not held pedagogy optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a religion scientific researcher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply scientific methods practise this
- 02 history of theology study this
- 03 interpret religious texts practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 36 skills that carry over
- already held apply for research funding skill
- already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
- already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
- already held conduct research across disciplines skill
- already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
- already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
- already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
- already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
- already held evaluate research activities skill
- already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
- already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
- already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
- already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
- already held manage intellectual property rights skill
- already held manage open publications skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held manage research data skill
- already held mentor individuals skill
- already held operate open source software skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held promote open innovation in research skill
- already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
- already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
- already held publish academic research skill
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
- already held speak different languages skill
- already held synthesise information skill
- already held think abstractly skill
- already held write scientific publications skill
- already held apply blended learning skill
- already held develop scientific theories skill
- already held do historical research skill
- already held history knowledge
- already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
- already held write research proposals skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held rhetoric optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist families in crisis situations optional
- optional, not held apply teaching strategies optional
- optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
- optional, not held conduct religious missions optional
- optional, not held develop policies on religion-related matters optional
- optional, not held ethics optional
- optional, not held logic optional
- optional, not held pedagogy optional
- optional, not held perform religious ceremonies optional
- optional, not held philosophy optional
- optional, not held prepare religious services optional
- optional, not held promote religious activities optional
- optional, not held provide spiritual counselling optional
- optional, not held rhetoric optional
- optional, not held teach religious texts optional
- optional, not held train religious professionals optional
- optional, not held work within communities optional
43 held skills the religion scientific researcher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Ancient Greek knowledge
- not needed by the target role Latin knowledge
- not needed by the target role Sanskrit knowledge
- not needed by the target role anthropology knowledge
- not needed by the target role archaeobotany knowledge
- not needed by the target role archaeology knowledge
- not needed by the target role architectural conservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role art history knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess conservation needs skill
- not needed by the target role assist with geophysical surveys skill
- not needed by the target role collect data using GPS skill
- not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
- not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
- not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
- not needed by the target role conservation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role create collection conservation plan skill
- not needed by the target role cultural geography knowledge
- not needed by the target role cultural history knowledge
- not needed by the target role epigraphy knowledge
- not needed by the target role excavation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role geography knowledge
- not needed by the target role geological time scale knowledge
- not needed by the target role geology knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify archaeological finds skill
- not needed by the target role interpret pedigree charts skill
- not needed by the target role organise an exhibition skill
- not needed by the target role osteology knowledge
- not needed by the target role oversee excavation skill
- not needed by the target role paleography knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
- not needed by the target role perform underwater investigations skill
- not needed by the target role record archaeological finds skill
- not needed by the target role research design knowledge
- not needed by the target role scientific modelling knowledge
- not needed by the target role source criticism knowledge
- not needed by the target role study aerial photos skill
- not needed by the target role study ancient inscriptions skill
- not needed by the target role supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings skill
3 further entries not listed here
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn history of theology required
- still to learn religious studies required
- still to learn theology required
- optional, not held ethics optional
- optional, not held logic optional
- optional, not held pedagogy optional
- optional, not held philosophy optional
- optional, not held rhetoric optional
Other moves recorded from archaeologist
Common questions about this move
Can an archaeologist become a religion scientific researcher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An archaeologist already covers 75% of what a religion scientific researcher is expected to do: 36 skills carry over, 30 of which the religion scientific researcher role treats as required.
What skills does an archaeologist need to become a religion scientific researcher?
5 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by arts and humanities. The single most important is apply scientific methods.
How hard is the move from archaeologist to religion scientific researcher?
Its learning distance is 34.3 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.