Table 1Transition record

linguisttothanatology researcher

A linguist already meets 73% of what the thanatology researcher role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From linguist

73%

Overlap1

To thanatology researcher

35 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

40.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

73%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

40.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the thanatology researcher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the linguist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A thanatology researcher role treats 33 of its required skills as things a linguist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

anthropology
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

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 35 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 linguist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held anthropology social sciences, journalism and information
already held develop scientific theories information skills
already held apply scientific methods information skills
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

All 35 carried skills, including the 33 the thanatology researcher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 2 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held identify research topics required
required, not held 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

02 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held psychology required
required, not held sociology required

optional, not held forensic anthropology optional
optional, not held social sciences optional

03 arts and humanities 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held phenomenology required

optional, not held archaeology optional
optional, not held ethics optional
optional, not held philosophy optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held identify customer's needs required

optional, not held conduct research interview optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held thanatology required

optional, not held biology optional

06 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held human physiology optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 35 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held anthropology knowledge
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 develop scientific theories 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 teach in academic or vocational contexts skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held lead a team optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

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 biology 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

35 held skills the thanatology researcher role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role computer science knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
not needed by the target role conduct public surveys skill
not needed by the target role cooperate in linguistic process steps skill
not needed by the target role cultural history knowledge
not needed by the target role develop technical glossaries skill
not needed by the target role develop terminology databases skill
not needed by the target role forensic linguistics knowledge
not needed by the target role grammar knowledge
not needed by the target role history knowledge
not needed by the target role history of literature knowledge
not needed by the target role improve translated texts skill
not needed by the target role interview focus groups skill
not needed by the target role journalism knowledge
not needed by the target role linguistics knowledge
not needed by the target role literature knowledge
not needed by the target role manage ICT semantic integration skill
not needed by the target role philology knowledge
not needed by the target role phonetics knowledge
not needed by the target role postediting knowledge
not needed by the target role practical lexicography knowledge
not needed by the target role pronunciation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role psycholinguistics knowledge
not needed by the target role semantics knowledge
not needed by the target role spelling knowledge
not needed by the target role study acquisition of language skill
not needed by the target role teach languages skill
not needed by the target role terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role theoretical lexicography knowledge
not needed by the target role translate language concepts skill
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
not needed by the target role use word processing software skill
not needed by the target role write research proposals skill

11 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

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

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held phenomenology required
required, not held thanatology required
required, not held psychology required
required, not held sociology required
optional, not held archaeology optional
optional, not held biology 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

Index

Other moves recorded from linguist

Full index of moves from linguist

Note

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.