From veterinary scientist to ICT research consultant
31 of the 49 essential skills of a ICT research consultant are already essential for a veterinary scientist — about 63% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from veterinary scientist in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 31
- skills carry over
- 18
- would be new
- 63%
- of the target job covered
- 49
- essential skills of a ICT research consultant
What a ICT research consultant does
ICT research consultants perform targeted ICT research and provide a final report to the client. They also use ICT tools to design questionnaires for surveys, analyse the results, write reports, present the results and make recommendations based on the research findings.
What carries over
31 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
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct qualitative research
- conduct quantitative research
- 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
- 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
- mentor individuals
- operate open source software
- 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
- speak different languages
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- write scientific publications
What would be new
18 skillsEssential for a ICT research consultant and not for a veterinary scientist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply reverse engineering
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- conduct literature research
- conduct research interview
- conduct scholarly research
- consult with business clients
- create prototype of user experience solutions
- develop software prototype
- digital data processing
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- execute ICT user research activities
- innovate in ICT
- innovation processes
- interact with users to gather requirements
- plan research process
- provide user documentation
- scientific research methodology
- use methodologies for user-centered design
Other moves from veterinary scientist
2 roles- communication scientist31 skills in common
- economist31 skills in common
← veterinary scientistICT research consultant →The other way round
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