From biologist to microbiologist
36 of the 53 essential skills of a microbiologist are already essential for a biologist — about 68% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 36
- skills carry over
- 17
- would be new
- 68%
- of the target job covered
- 53
- essential skills of a microbiologist
What a microbiologist does
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.
What carries over
36 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- 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
- evaluate research activities
- gather experimental data
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- 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
What would be new
17 skillsEssential for a microbiologist and not for a biologist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- biotechnology
- clinical cytology
- collect samples for analysis
- conduct research on reproductive medicine
- cryopreservation
- detect microorganisms
- integrate gender dimension in research
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- medical genetics
- medical mycology
- mentor individuals
- operate open source software
- pathogenic microorganisms
- proteomics
- speak different languages
- think abstractly
Other moves from biologist
2 roles- aquaculture biologist36 skills in common
- biophysicist30 skills in common
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How far are you from being a microbiologist?
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