Assistant lecturer to communication scientist

• already held apply for research funding skill
• already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
• already held apply scientific methods skill
• already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
• already held conduct qualitative research skill
• already held conduct quantitative research 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 literature knowledge
• already held scientific research methodology knowledge
• already held speak different languages skill
• already held synthesise information skill
• already held think abstractly skill
• already held use data processing techniques skill
• already held write scientific publications skill
• already held apply blended learning skill
• already held apply teaching strategies skill
• already held develop scientific theories skill
• already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill

• optional, not held study communications channels for different employers/contractors optional
• optional, not held anthropology optional
• optional, not held digital communication and collaboration optional
• optional, not held monitor sociological trends optional
• optional, not held advertising techniques optional
• optional, not held advise on communication strategies optional
• optional, not held advise on public relations optional
• optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
• optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
• optional, not held develop media strategy optional
• optional, not held interview focus groups optional
• optional, not held journalism optional
• optional, not held media law optional
• optional, not held perform customer management optional
• optional, not held perform market research optional
• optional, not held perform public relations optional
• optional, not held social network analysis optional
• optional, not held sociology optional
• optional, not held use presentation software optional
• optional, not held write research proposals optional

• not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
• not needed by the target role assess students skill
• not needed by the target role assessment processes knowledge
• not needed by the target role assist in the organisation of school events skill
• not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
• not needed by the target role assist students with their dissertation skill
• not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
• not needed by the target role cooperate with education professionals skill
• not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
• not needed by the target role design scientific equipment skill
• not needed by the target role develop course outline skill
• not needed by the target role develop scientific research protocols skill
• not needed by the target role electronic communication knowledge
• not needed by the target role empirical analysis knowledge
• not needed by the target role give constructive feedback skill
• not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
• not needed by the target role guide international students skill
• not needed by the target role interpret current data skill
• not needed by the target role investigation research methods knowledge
• not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
• not needed by the target role liaise with educational staff skill
• not needed by the target role liaise with educational support staff skill
• not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
• not needed by the target role manage student relationships skill
• not needed by the target role mathematical modelling knowledge
• not needed by the target role monitor developments in field of expertise skill
• not needed by the target role multidisciplinary research knowledge
• not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
• not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
• not needed by the target role perform background research on writing subject skill
• not needed by the target role perform classroom management skill
• not needed by the target role prepare lesson content skill
• not needed by the target role promote education course skill
• not needed by the target role provide assistance to lecturer skill
• not needed by the target role provide information on study programmes skill
• not needed by the target role provide lesson materials skill
• not needed by the target role provide teacher support skill
• not needed by the target role record test data skill
• not needed by the target role report test findings skill
• not needed by the target role research design knowledge

5 further entries not listed here

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn communication required
• still to learn communication studies required
• still to learn media studies required
• still to learn types of media required
• optional, not held anthropology optional
• optional, not held advertising techniques optional
• optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
• optional, not held journalism optional
• optional, not held media law optional
• optional, not held social network analysis optional
• optional, not held sociology optional

Yes, and it is a moderate move. An assistant lecturer already covers 74% of what a communication scientist is expected to do: 39 skills carry over, 35 of which the communication scientist role treats as required.

6 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by arts and humanities. The single most important is analyse the comments of selected audiences.

Its learning distance is 38.3 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.