Physiologist to thanatology researcher
A physiologist already meets 72% of what the thanatology researcher role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
41.8/ 100
1 How much of what a thanatology researcher is expected to do is already part of a physiologist’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 32 of its required skills as things a physiologist 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 8 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 thanatology researcher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a physiologist background worth leading with.
- already held develop scientific theories information skills
- already held human physiology health and welfare
- already held biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- 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
All 36 carried skills, including the 32 the thanatology researcher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 6 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 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 identify research topics 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 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 thanatology required
- optional, not held lead a team optional
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 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 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 biology knowledge
- already held human physiology knowledge
- already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
14 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 lead a team optional
- optional, not held philosophy optional
- optional, not held research human behaviour optional
- optional, not held social sciences optional
47 held skills the thanatology researcher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on rehabilitation exercises skill
- not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
- not needed by the target role archive scientific documentation skill
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role assist in clinical trials skill
- not needed by the target role assist in performing physical exercises skill
- not needed by the target role assist patients with rehabilitation skill
- not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
- not needed by the target role clinical cytology knowledge
- not needed by the target role clinical immunopathology knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct experiments on animals skill
- not needed by the target role conduct polysomnography skill
- not needed by the target role conduct preoperative investigations skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research on fauna skill
- not needed by the target role dermapathology knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop patient treatment strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop pharmaceutical drugs skill
- not needed by the target role develop scientific research protocols skill
- not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
- not needed by the target role exercise physiology knowledge
- not needed by the target role explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
- not needed by the target role explain types of coagulation disorders skill
- not needed by the target role gather experimental data skill
- not needed by the target role hepatology knowledge
- not needed by the target role histology knowledge
- not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret electromyograms skill
- not needed by the target role intracranial hypertension knowledge
- not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role life sciences knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain laboratory equipment skill
- not needed by the target role neoplasia knowledge
- not needed by the target role neuroscience knowledge
- not needed by the target role nuclear medicine knowledge
- not needed by the target role occupational physiology knowledge
- not needed by the target role offer advice on diet-related concerns skill
- not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
- not needed by the target role perform lectures skill
- not needed by the target role prepare lesson content skill
- not needed by the target role professional documentation in health care knowledge
7 further entries not listed here
10 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 sociology required
- optional, not held archaeology optional
- optional, not held ethics optional
- optional, not held forensic anthropology optional
- optional, not held philosophy optional
- optional, not held social sciences optional
Common questions about this move
Can a physiologist become a thanatology researcher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A physiologist already covers 72% of what a thanatology researcher is expected to do: 36 skills carry over, 32 of which the thanatology researcher role treats as required.
What skills does a physiologist need to become a thanatology researcher?
8 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by social sciences, journalism and information. The single most important is phenomenology.
How hard is the move from physiologist to thanatology researcher?
Its learning distance is 41.8 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.