physicist
Physicists are scientists who study physical phenomena. They focus their research depending on their specialisation, which can range from atomic particle physics to the study of phenomena in the universe. They apply their findings for the improvement of society by contributing to the development of energy supplies, treatment of illness, game development, cutting-edge equipment, and daily use objects.
Also called: biophysicist, physics researcher, medical physicist, nuclear physicist, physics analyst, ballist physicist, neurologist, physics scholar
- 50
- essential skills
- 44
- 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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- astronomerWhat changes?39 skills in common
- oceanographerWhat changes?39 skills in common
- analytical chemist38 skills in common
- biophysicist37 skills in common
- geologist37 skills in common
- statistician37 skills in common
- mathematician36 skills in common
Essential skills
50- analyse experimental laboratory data
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply scientific methods
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- communicate mathematical information
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- computational physics
- 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
- laboratory techniques
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mathematical modelling
- mathematics
- mentor individuals
- operate open source software
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- perform laboratory tests
- 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
- quantum computing
- quantum technology
- scientific literature
- scientific research methodology
- speak different languages
- spectroscopy
- statistics
- supercomputing
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- use measurement instruments
- write scientific publications
Optional skills
44- acoustics
- aerodynamics
- analyse telescope images
- apply blended learning
- apply teaching strategies
- assist with geophysical surveys
- astronomy
- biology
- calibrate laboratory equipment
- collect samples for analysis
- communicate with external laboratories
- computational mechanics
- computer simulation
- continuum mechanics
- densiometry
- design scientific equipment
- develop scientific theories
- economics
- forensic physics
- general medicine
- geology
- geophysics
- intellectual property law
- interpret geophysical data
- materials engineering
- mathematical physics
- medical laboratory technology
- Monte Carlo simulation
- multidisciplinary research
- nuclear physics
- observe matter
- operate remote sensing equipment
- operate telescopes
- perform lectures
- petroleum
- pharmaceutical technology
- provide information on geological characteristics
- quantum mechanics
- remote sensing techniques
- solid mechanics
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- teach physics
- thermodynamics
- write research proposals
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