astronomer
Astronomers research the formation, structures, properties, and development of celestial bodies and interstellar matter. They use ground-based equipment and space-based equipment to collect data about the space for research purposes.
Also called: astronomy researcher, astronomy science researcher, astronomy research analyst, astronomy scientist, astrophysicist, astronomy research scientist, astronomers, astronomy scholar
- 41
- essential skills
- 24
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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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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- geologist36 skills in common
- seismologist36 skills in common
- statistician36 skills in common
Essential skills
41- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply scientific methods
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- astronomy
- carry out scientific research in observatory
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- evaluate research activities
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- gather experimental data
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mathematics
- mentor individuals
- operate open source software
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- physics
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- scientific literature
- scientific research methodology
- speak different languages
- statistics
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- write scientific publications
Optional skills
24- aeronomy
- analyse telescope images
- apply blended learning
- apply teaching strategies
- archive scientific documentation
- computational physics
- define celestial bodies
- design scientific equipment
- develop scientific theories
- geophysics
- mathematical modelling
- mathematical physics
- operate telescopes
- optics
- optoelectronics
- optomechanical engineering
- perform lectures
- quantum computing
- quantum technology
- scientific modelling
- teach astronomy
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- types of optical instruments
- write research proposals
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