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

sociology lecturertobiology lecturer

A sociology lecturer already meets 79% of what the biology lecturer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sociology lecturer
79%
Overlap1
To biology lecturer
73 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
35 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 35

This move: 35 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the biology lecturer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sociology lecturer 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 73 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A biology lecturer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sociology lecturer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held participate in scientific colloquia communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held serve on academic committee management skills
  • already held supervise doctoral students management skills
  • already held discuss research proposals management skills
  • already held supervise educational staff management skills
  • already held assist students with their dissertation communication, collaboration and creativity

All 73 carried skills, including the 24 the biology lecturer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 5 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 5 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held botany required
  • required, not held evolutionary biology required
  • required, not held genetics required
  • required, not held biology required
  • required, not held laboratory techniques required
  • optional, not held applied zoology optional
  • optional, not held genomics optional
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held organism taxonomy optional
  • optional, not held clinical cytology optional
  • optional, not held molecular biology optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held teach biology required
  • required, not held give constructive feedback required
03 education 1 required
  • required, not held instructional strategies required
04 health and welfare 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held pathogenic microorganisms optional
  • optional, not held virology optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held laboratory-based sciences optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a biology lecturer 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 73 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
  • already held apply teaching strategies skill
  • already held assess students skill
  • already held assist students with equipment skill
  • already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
  • already held compile course material skill
  • already held curriculum objectives knowledge
  • already held demonstrate when teaching skill
  • already held develop course outline skill
  • already held guarantee students' safety skill
  • already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
  • already held liaise with educational staff skill
  • already held liaise with educational support staff skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held mentor individuals skill
  • already held monitor developments in field of expertise skill
  • already held perform classroom management skill
  • already held prepare lesson content skill
  • already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
  • already held synthesise information skill
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held think abstractly skill
  • already held write work-related reports skill
  • already held apply for research funding skill
  • already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
  • already held assessment processes knowledge
  • already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
  • already held assist students in their learning skill
  • already held assist students with their dissertation skill
  • already held conduct qualitative research skill
  • already held conduct quantitative research skill
  • already held conduct research across disciplines skill
  • already held conduct scholarly research skill
  • already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
  • already held develop learning curriculum skill
  • already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
  • already held discuss research proposals skill
  • already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
  • already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
  • already held establish collaborative relations skill
  • already held evaluate research activities skill
  • already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
  • already held funding methods knowledge
  • already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
  • already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
  • already held keep records of attendance skill
  • already held learning difficulties knowledge
  • 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 research data skill
  • already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
  • already held monitor educational developments skill
  • already held operate open source software skill
  • already held participate in scientific colloquia skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held present reports skill
  • already held promote open innovation in research skill
  • already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
  • already held provide career counselling skill
  • already held provide lesson materials skill
  • already held provide technical expertise skill
  • already held publish academic research skill
  • already held scientific research methodology knowledge
  • already held serve on academic committee skill
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held supervise doctoral students skill
  • already held supervise educational staff skill
  • already held university procedures knowledge
  • already held work with virtual learning environments skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held applied zoology optional
  • optional, not held genomics optional
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held organism taxonomy optional
  • optional, not held clinical cytology optional
  • optional, not held laboratory-based sciences optional
  • optional, not held molecular biology optional
  • optional, not held pathogenic microorganisms optional
  • optional, not held virology optional
11 held skills the biology lecturer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role communication studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role demography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gender studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor sociological trends skill
  • not needed by the target role research human behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role social network analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sociology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role study human population skill
  • not needed by the target role study human societies skill
  • not needed by the target role teach sociology skill
15 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 botany required
  • required, not held evolutionary biology required
  • required, not held genetics required
  • required, not held instructional strategies required
  • required, not held biology required
  • required, not held laboratory techniques required
  • optional, not held applied zoology optional
  • optional, not held genomics optional
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held organism taxonomy optional
  • optional, not held clinical cytology optional
  • optional, not held laboratory-based sciences optional
  • optional, not held molecular biology optional
  • optional, not held pathogenic microorganisms optional
  • optional, not held virology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from sociology lecturer

Full index of moves from sociology lecturer

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.