microbiologist
Microbiologists study and research the life forms, characteristics, and processes of microscopic organisms. They study microorganisms such as bacteria, protozoa, fungi, etc. in order to diagnose and counteract the effects that these microorganisms might have in animals, in the environment, in the food industry, or in the health care industry.
Also called: microbiology research scientist, microbiology research analyst, microbiology science researcher, parasitologist, microbiology studies research scientist, microbiology studies scholar, histologist, virologist
- 53
- essential skills
- 32
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
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Essential skills
53- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply scientific methods
- biology
- biotechnology
- botany
- clinical cytology
- collect biological data
- collect samples for analysis
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- conduct research on fauna
- conduct research on flora
- conduct research on reproductive medicine
- cryopreservation
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- detect microorganisms
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- evaluate research activities
- gather experimental data
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- life sciences
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- medical genetics
- medical mycology
- mentor individuals
- microbiology-bacteriology
- molecular biology
- operate open source software
- pathogenic microorganisms
- 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
- proteomics
- publish academic research
- scientific literature
- scientific research methodology
- send samples to laboratory
- speak different languages
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- virology
- write scientific publications
Optional skills
32- advise on legislative acts
- analyse cell cultures
- apply blended learning
- assess environmental impact
- assist in clinical trials
- biological chemistry
- communicable diseases
- contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products
- control production
- develop bioremediation techniques
- develop new food products
- develop pharmaceutical drugs
- develop scientific research protocols
- develop vaccines
- helminthology
- histology
- immunology
- laboratory techniques
- neoplasia
- parasitology
- perform laboratory tests
- perform lectures
- pharmaceutical chemistry
- pharmaceutical industry
- prepare compliance documents
- production processes
- provide specialist pharmaceutical advice
- recommend product improvements
- supervise laboratory operations
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- toxicology
- write research proposals
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