From physicist to astronomer
39 of the 41 essential skills of a astronomer are already essential for a physicist — about 95% 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.
- 39
- skills carry over
- 2
- would be new
- 95%
- of the target job covered
- 41
- essential skills of a astronomer
What a astronomer does
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.
What carries over
39 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
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- 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
What would be new
2 skillsEssential for a astronomer and not for a physicist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from physicist
2 roles- cosmologist42 skills in common
- oceanographer39 skills in common
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How far are you from being a astronomer?
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