Conservation scientist to thanatology researcher
A conservation scientist already meets 65% of what the thanatology researcher role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
49.1/ 100
1 How much of what a thanatology researcher is expected to do is already part of a conservation scientist’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 thanatology researcher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A thanatology researcher role treats 29 of its required skills as things a conservation scientist 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 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 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A thanatology researcher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a conservation scientist background worth leading with.
- already held biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data information skills
- already held think abstractly communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held communicate with a non-scientific audience communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held integrate gender dimension in research information skills
- already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities information skills
All 32 carried skills, including the 29 the thanatology researcher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 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 develop scientific theories required
- still to learn identify research topics required
- still to learn apply scientific methods required
- still to learn gather data required
- optional, not held conduct psychological assessement optional
- optional, not held do historical research optional
- optional, not held evaluate forensic data optional
- optional, not held plan research process optional
- optional, not held conduct health related research optional
- optional, not held conduct psychological research optional
- optional, not held research human behaviour optional
- still to learn anthropology required
- still to learn psychology required
- still to learn sociology required
- optional, not held forensic anthropology optional
- optional, not held social sciences optional
- still to learn phenomenology required
- optional, not held archaeology optional
- optional, not held ethics optional
- optional, not held philosophy optional
- still to learn identify customer's needs required
- optional, not held conduct research interview optional
- still to learn scientific research methodology required
- still to learn thanatology required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a thanatology researcher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 32 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 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 biology knowledge
- already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held human physiology optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held archaeology optional
- optional, not held conduct psychological assessement optional
- optional, not held do historical research optional
- optional, not held evaluate forensic data optional
- optional, not held plan research process optional
- optional, not held conduct health related research optional
- optional, not held conduct psychological research optional
- optional, not held conduct research interview optional
- optional, not held ethics optional
- optional, not held forensic anthropology optional
- optional, not held human physiology optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held philosophy optional
- optional, not held research human behaviour optional
- optional, not held social sciences optional
42 held skills the thanatology researcher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on nature conservation skill
- not needed by the target role advise on tree issues skill
- not needed by the target role agroforestry knowledge
- not needed by the target role animal species knowledge
- not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role climate smart agriculture knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
- not needed by the target role conduct erosion control skill
- not needed by the target role conduct sediment control skill
- not needed by the target role conservation agriculture knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate educational programmes skill
- not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
- not needed by the target role direct an artistic team skill
- not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
- not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
- not needed by the target role educate people about nature skill
- not needed by the target role educate the public about wildlife skill
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
- not needed by the target role forest ecology knowledge
- not needed by the target role forestry regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role geography knowledge
- not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify plants characteristics skill
- not needed by the target role inspect trees skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with cultural partners skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role manage forest fires skill
- not needed by the target role manage forests skill
- not needed by the target role measure trees skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate land access skill
- not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
- not needed by the target role reforestation knowledge
- not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
- not needed by the target role scientific literature knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise forestry workers skill
- not needed by the target role support volunteers skill
- not needed by the target role sustainable forest management knowledge
2 further entries not listed here
12 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 phenomenology required
- still to learn thanatology required
- still to learn anthropology required
- still to learn psychology required
- still to learn scientific research methodology required
- still to learn sociology required
- optional, not held archaeology optional
- optional, not held ethics optional
- optional, not held forensic anthropology optional
- optional, not held human physiology optional
- optional, not held philosophy optional
- optional, not held social sciences optional
Other moves recorded from conservation scientist
Common questions about this move
Can a conservation scientist become a thanatology researcher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A conservation scientist already covers 65% of what a thanatology researcher is expected to do: 32 skills carry over, 29 of which the thanatology researcher role treats as required.
What skills does a conservation scientist need to become a thanatology researcher?
11 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is phenomenology.
How hard is the move from conservation scientist to thanatology researcher?
Its learning distance is 49.1 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.