Biologist to religion scientific researcher
A biologist already meets 57% of what the religion scientific researcher role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
53.6/ 100
1 How much of what a religion scientific researcher is expected to do is already part of a biologist’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 24 of its required skills as things a biologist 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
- apply scientific methods
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
What stands in the way is 11 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 25 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 a biologist background worth leading with.
- already held write research proposals communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held apply scientific methods information skills
- already held communicate with a non-scientific audience communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities information skills
- already held apply for research funding information skills
- already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities information skills
All 25 carried skills, including the 24 the religion scientific researcher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 33 missing skills fall into 8 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 manage intellectual property rights required
- still to learn interpret religious texts required
- still to learn mentor individuals required
- still to learn speak different languages required
- still to learn think abstractly required
- optional, not held apply blended learning optional
- 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 in academic or vocational contexts optional
- optional, not held teach religious texts optional
- optional, not held train religious professionals optional
- 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 history optional
- optional, not held logic optional
- optional, not held philosophy optional
- still to learn integrate gender dimension in research required
- still to learn manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data required
- optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
- optional, not held do historical research optional
- optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
- still to learn operate open source software required
- 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
2 further areas 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 manage intellectual property rights practise this
- 02 operate open source software practise this
- 03 history of theology study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 25 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 apply scientific methods 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 interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
- already held manage open publications skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held manage research data 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 synthesise information skill
- already held write scientific publications skill
- already held write research proposals skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held pedagogy optional
- optional, not held rhetoric optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist families in crisis situations optional
- optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
- optional, not held do historical research optional
- optional, not held apply blended learning 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 history 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 in academic or vocational contexts optional
- optional, not held teach religious texts optional
- optional, not held train religious professionals optional
- optional, not held work within communities optional
73 held skills the religion scientific researcher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse blood samples skill
- not needed by the target role analyse cell cultures skill
- not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role applied zoology knowledge
- not needed by the target role aquatic species knowledge
- not needed by the target role archive scientific documentation skill
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations skill
- not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
- not needed by the target role biotechnology in aquaculture knowledge
- not needed by the target role botany knowledge
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
- not needed by the target role collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
- not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
- not needed by the target role computational biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct ecological research skill
- not needed by the target role conduct fish mortality studies skill
- not needed by the target role conduct fish populations studies skill
- not needed by the target role conduct genome research skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research on fauna skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research on flora skill
- not needed by the target role conserve natural resources skill
- not needed by the target role create natural science taxonomies skill
- not needed by the target role cryopreservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop aquaculture breeding strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop scientific research protocols skill
- not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
- not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
- not needed by the target role entomology knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
- not needed by the target role gather experimental data skill
- not needed by the target role genomics knowledge
- not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
- not needed by the target role herpetology knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify poisons skill
33 further entries not listed here
9 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 history 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 biologist
- marine biologist 76% covered · moderate
- biophysicist 68% covered · moderate
- aquaculture biologist 66% covered · moderate
- microbiologist 65% covered · moderate
- geneticist 60% covered · substantial
- palaeontologist 58% covered · substantial
- aquatic animal health professional 57% covered · substantial
- immunologist 57% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can a biologist become a religion scientific researcher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A biologist already covers 57% of what a religion scientific researcher is expected to do: 25 skills carry over, 24 of which the religion scientific researcher role treats as required.
What skills does a biologist need to become a religion scientific researcher?
11 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is manage intellectual property rights.
How hard is the move from biologist to religion scientific researcher?
Its learning distance is 53.6 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.