Veterinary scientist to communication scientist

• already held apply for research funding skill
• already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
• already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
• already held conduct qualitative research skill
• already held conduct quantitative research 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 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 literature 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 teach in academic or vocational contexts skill

• optional, not held study communications channels for different employers/contractors optional
• optional, not held anthropology optional
• optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
• optional, not held digital communication and collaboration optional
• optional, not held monitor sociological trends optional
• optional, not held advertising techniques optional
• optional, not held advise on communication strategies optional
• optional, not held advise on public relations optional
• optional, not held apply teaching strategies optional
• optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
• optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
• optional, not held develop media strategy optional
• optional, not held interview focus groups optional
• optional, not held journalism optional
• optional, not held media law optional
• optional, not held perform customer management optional
• optional, not held perform market research optional
• optional, not held perform public relations optional
• optional, not held social network analysis optional
• optional, not held sociology optional
• optional, not held use presentation software optional
• optional, not held write research proposals optional

• not needed by the target role anatomy of animals knowledge
• not needed by the target role apply animal hygiene practices skill
• not needed by the target role apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting skill
• not needed by the target role apply specialised veterinary knowledge skill
• not needed by the target role assess animal behaviour skill
• not needed by the target role collaborate with animal related professionals skill
• not needed by the target role collect samples from animals skill
• not needed by the target role communicate specialised veterinary information skill
• not needed by the target role fundamental veterinary sciences knowledge
• not needed by the target role maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments skill
• not needed by the target role maintain veterinary clinical records skill
• not needed by the target role manage animal biosecurity skill
• not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
• not needed by the target role manage the use of vaccines skill
• not needed by the target role perform laboratory testing on samples of animals skill
• not needed by the target role perform veterinary diagnosis skill
• not needed by the target role provide anaesthetics to animals skill
• not needed by the target role signs of animal illness knowledge
• not needed by the target role take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science skill
• not needed by the target role veterinary clinical sciences knowledge
• not needed by the target role veterinary terminology knowledge
• not needed by the target role zoonotic diseases knowledge

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn communication required
• still to learn communication studies required
• still to learn media studies required
• still to learn scientific research methodology required
• still to learn types of media required
• optional, not held anthropology optional
• optional, not held advertising techniques optional
• optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
• optional, not held journalism optional
• optional, not held media law optional
• optional, not held social network analysis optional
• optional, not held sociology optional

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A veterinary scientist already covers 66% of what a communication scientist is expected to do: 34 skills carry over, 32 of which the communication scientist role treats as required.

9 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is analyse the comments of selected audiences.

Its learning distance is 46.3 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.