anthropologist
Anthropologists research all aspects of life pertaining to humans. They study the various civilisations that have existed along the time and their ways of organisation. They attempt to analyse the physical, societal, linguistic, political, economical, philosophical, and cultural aspects of different people. The aim of their studies is to understand and describe the past of humanity and solve topical societal problems. They explore different perspectives such as philosophical anthropology.
Also called: sociocultural anthropologist, anthropologue, linguistic anthropologist, cultural anthropologist, arts scientist, music scientist, anthropology research scientist, television scientist
- 42
- essential skills
- 31
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2632
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- demographerWhat changes?33 skills in common
- geographer33 skills in common
- archaeologist32 skills in common
- educational researcher32 skills in common
- political scientist32 skills in common
- statistician32 skills in common
Essential skills
42- anthropology
- 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
- cultural geography
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- economic anthropology
- evaluate research activities
- geography
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- interpret pedigree charts
- interview people
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mentor individuals
- observe human behaviour
- operate open source software
- participant observation
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- research design
- research human behaviour
- scientific research methodology
- speak different languages
- study cultures
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- write scientific publications
Optional skills
31- advise legislators
- African studies
- Ancient Greek
- apply blended learning
- archaeology
- biology
- conduct participatory research
- consult information sources
- cultural history
- develop scientific theories
- forensic anthropology
- history
- identify archaeological finds
- interview focus groups
- interview techniques
- Latin
- linguistics
- multidisciplinary research
- osteology
- paleography
- philosophy
- politics
- religious studies
- Sanskrit
- search historical sources in archives
- sociology
- study human societies
- teach anthropology
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- work on excavation site
- write research proposals
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