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

statisticiantouniversity research assistant

A statistician already meets 71% of what the university research assistant role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From statistician
71%
Overlap1
To university research assistant
48 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
43.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

71%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

43.4/ 100

1 Share of the university research assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the statistician 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 university research assistant role treats 36 of its required skills as things a statistician 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
  • assist scientific research
  • 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 48 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A university research assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a statistician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held quantitative analysis social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held mathematical modelling natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held multidisciplinary research generic programmes and qualifications
  • already held computer simulation information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held research design generic programmes and qualifications
  • already held develop scientific theories information skills

All 48 carried skills, including the 36 the university research assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 11 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 4 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held study topics required
  • required, not held archive scientific documentation required
  • required, not held conduct scholarly research required
  • required, not held monitor developments in field of expertise required
  • optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held report test findings optional
02 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use data processing techniques required
  • optional, not held search databases optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held university procedures required
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held discuss research proposals required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist students with their dissertation optional
  • optional, not held provide assistance to lecturer optional
  • optional, not held apply teaching strategies optional
  • optional, not held assist students in their learning optional
  • optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
  • optional, not held participate in scientific colloquia optional
  • optional, not held supervise practical courses optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held computational biology optional
  • optional, not held computational chemistry optional
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
  • optional, not held stem cells optional
  • optional, not held geography optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a university research assistant 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 48 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 assist scientific research 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 research design knowledge
  • already held scientific literature knowledge
  • 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 research proposals skill
  • already held write scientific publications skill
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
  • already held computer simulation knowledge
  • already held conduct quantitative research skill
  • already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • already held mathematical modelling knowledge
  • already held multidisciplinary research knowledge
  • already held prepare lesson content skill
  • already held provide lesson materials skill
  • already held quantitative analysis knowledge
  • already held statistics knowledge
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held calibrate laboratory equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate scientific measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
10 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held cognitive computing optional
11 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held European integration optional
26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held European integration optional
  • optional, not held analyse experimental laboratory data optional
  • optional, not held assist students with their dissertation optional
  • optional, not held cognitive computing optional
  • optional, not held computational biology optional
  • optional, not held computational chemistry optional
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
  • optional, not held provide assistance to lecturer optional
  • optional, not held stem cells optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held apply teaching strategies optional
  • optional, not held assist students in their learning optional
  • optional, not held calibrate laboratory equipment optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
  • optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held operate scientific measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held participate in scientific colloquia optional
  • optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held report test findings optional
  • optional, not held search databases optional
  • optional, not held supervise practical courses optional
37 held skills the university research assistant role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on legislative acts skill
  • not needed by the target role algorithms knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role biometrics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build predictive models skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out statistical forecasts skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct public surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role data ethics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data quality assessment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role deliver visual presentation of data skill
  • not needed by the target role demography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design questionnaires skill
  • not needed by the target role develop financial statistics reports skill
  • not needed by the target role develop statistical software skill
  • not needed by the target role digital data processing skill
  • not needed by the target role gather data skill
  • not needed by the target role healthcare analytics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify statistical patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage database skill
  • not needed by the target role manage quantitative data skill
  • not needed by the target role market research knowledge
  • not needed by the target role marketing analytics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role opinion poll knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role plan research process skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role process data skill
  • not needed by the target role set theory knowledge
  • not needed by the target role social network analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role statistical analysis system software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role statistical modeling techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use mathematical tools and equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
9 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 university procedures required
  • optional, not held European integration optional
  • optional, not held cognitive computing optional
  • optional, not held computational biology optional
  • optional, not held computational chemistry optional
  • optional, not held computational mechanics optional
  • optional, not held stem cells optional
  • optional, not held geography optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
Index

Other moves recorded from statistician

Full index of moves from statistician

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.