Social work researcher to religion scientific researcher
A social work researcher already meets 58% of what the religion scientific researcher role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
51.8/ 100
1 How much of what a religion scientific researcher is expected to do is already part of a social work researcher’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 social work researcher 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 27 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 social work researcher background worth leading with.
- already held conduct qualitative research information skills
- already held apply scientific methods information skills
- 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
- already held apply for research funding information skills
All 27 carried skills, including the 24 the religion scientific researcher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 31 missing skills fall into 7 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 increase the impact of science on policy and society 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 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 religious texts optional
- optional, not held train religious professionals optional
- optional, not held write research proposals 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 manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data required
- optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
- optional, not held do historical research optional
- still to learn perform project management required
- optional, not held develop policies on religion-related matters optional
- optional, not held work within communities optional
- optional, not held assist families in crisis situations optional
- optional, not held provide spiritual counselling optional
- optional, not held pedagogy optional
1 further area 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 history of theology study this
- 03 increase the impact of science on policy and society practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 27 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 integrate gender dimension in research 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 operate open source software 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 apply blended learning skill
- already held conduct qualitative research skill
- already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held rhetoric optional
20 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 teaching strategies 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 religious texts optional
- optional, not held train religious professionals optional
- optional, not held work within communities optional
- optional, not held write research proposals optional
43 held skills the religion scientific researcher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
- not needed by the target role action research knowledge
- not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
- not needed by the target role advocate for social service users skill
- not needed by the target role apply case management skill
- not needed by the target role apply holistic approach within social services skill
- not needed by the target role apply problem solving in social service skill
- not needed by the target role apply quality standards in social services skill
- not needed by the target role assess social service users' situation skill
- not needed by the target role build helping relationship with social service users skill
- not needed by the target role carry out social work research skill
- not needed by the target role communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with social service users skill
- not needed by the target role conduct interview in social service skill
- not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
- not needed by the target role consider social impact of actions on service users skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to protecting individuals from harm skill
- not needed by the target role cooperate at inter-professional level skill
- not needed by the target role deliver social services in diverse cultural communities skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional identity in social work skill
- not needed by the target role follow health and safety precautions in social care practices skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role legal requirements in the social sector knowledge
- not needed by the target role make legislation transparent for users of social services skill
- not needed by the target role meet standards of practice in social services skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate with social service users skill
- not needed by the target role organise social work packages skill
- not needed by the target role plan research process skill
- not needed by the target role policy analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role prevent social problems skill
- not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
- not needed by the target role promote social change skill
- not needed by the target role protect vulnerable social service users skill
- not needed by the target role refer social service users skill
- not needed by the target role relate empathetically skill
- not needed by the target role research design knowledge
- not needed by the target role review social service plan skill
- not needed by the target role social justice knowledge
- not needed by the target role social sciences knowledge
- not needed by the target role social work theory knowledge
3 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 social work researcher
Common questions about this move
Can a social work researcher become a religion scientific researcher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A social work researcher already covers 58% of what a religion scientific researcher is expected to do: 27 skills carry over, 24 of which the religion scientific researcher role treats as required.
What skills does a social work researcher need to become a religion scientific researcher?
11 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 7 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 social work researcher to religion scientific researcher?
Its learning distance is 51.8 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.