biologist
Biologists study living organisms and life in its broader extent in combination with its environment. Through research, they strive to explain the functional mechanisms, interactions, and evolution of organisms.
Also called: wildlife biologist, mycologist, lepidopterist, biology biotechnologist, zoologist, plant pathologist, natural science taxonomist, ornithologist
- 38
- essential skills
- 60
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2131
- 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.
- aquaculture biologistWhat changes?36 skills in common
- microbiologistWhat changes?36 skills in common
- biophysicistWhat changes?30 skills in common
- biochemist29 skills in common
- geneticist29 skills in common
- bioinformatics scientist28 skills in common
- immunologist28 skills in common
- toxicologist28 skills in common
Essential skills
38- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply scientific methods
- biology
- botany
- collect biological data
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- conduct research on fauna
- conduct research on flora
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- ecosystem management
- evaluate research activities
- gather experimental data
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- laboratory techniques
- life sciences
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- microbiology-bacteriology
- molecular biology
- 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
- scientific literature
- scientific research methodology
- send samples to laboratory
- synthesise information
- virology
- write scientific publications
Optional skills
60- analyse blood samples
- analyse cell cultures
- animal welfare legislation
- applied zoology
- aquatic species
- archive scientific documentation
- assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations
- biological chemistry
- biosecurity
- biotechnology in aquaculture
- chemistry
- collect fish samples for diagnosis
- collect samples for analysis
- communicate by telephone
- computational biology
- conduct ecological research
- conduct fish mortality studies
- conduct fish populations studies
- conduct genome research
- conserve natural resources
- create natural science taxonomies
- cryopreservation
- develop aquaculture breeding strategies
- develop scientific research protocols
- ecology
- entomology
- fish anatomy
- fish biology
- fish identification and classification
- genomics
- habitat restoration
- herpetology
- identify poisons
- inspect fish stock
- lepidoptery
- mammalogy
- marine biology
- medical parasitology
- monitor fish health status
- mycology
- oceanography
- ornithology
- pathology
- perform field research
- perform laboratory tests
- pharmacology
- proteomics
- provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities
- provide technical expertise
- quality assurance methodologies
- reforestation
- report analysis results
- screen live fish deformities
- seek innovation in current practices
- stem cells
- synthetic biology
- toxicology
- write research proposals
- write routine reports
- write work-related reports
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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