Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

research and development managertothanatology researcher

A research and development manager already meets 69% of what the thanatology researcher role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From research and development manager
69%
Overlap1
To thanatology researcher
34 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
44.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

69%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

44.7/ 100

1 Share of the thanatology researcher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the research and development manager 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 31 of its required skills as things a research and development manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • 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 9 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 34 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 research and development manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held conduct research interview communication, collaboration and creativity
  • 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
  • already held integrate gender dimension in research information skills

All 34 carried skills, including the 31 the thanatology researcher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 3 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held develop scientific theories required
  • 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 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held anthropology required
  • 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held thanatology required
  • optional, not held biology optional
05 education 1 required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required
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 34 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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 identify customer's needs 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 conduct research interview 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
15 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 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
48 held skills the thanatology researcher role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse consumer buying trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse economic trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse external factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse financial risk skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role assess the feasibility of implementing developments skill
  • not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out strategic research skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role contact scientists skill
  • not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create a financial plan skill
  • not needed by the target role develop product design skill
  • not needed by the target role develop product policies skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure finished product meet requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role funding methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify new business opportunities skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrate shareholders' interests in business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interview people skill
  • not needed by the target role interview techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep up with trends skill
  • not needed by the target role keep updated on innovations in various business fields skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage product testing skill
  • not needed by the target role manage research and development projects skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role market research knowledge
  • not needed by the target role marketing management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mitigate waste of resources skill
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill
  • not needed by the target role plan product management skill

8 further entries not listed here

13 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 anthropology required
  • required, not held psychology required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology 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 research and development manager

Full index of moves from research and development manager

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.