anthropologisttohistorian
A anthropologist already meets 75% of what the historian role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
75%
38.9/ 100
1 Share of the historian role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the anthropologist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A historian role treats 33 of its required skills as things a anthropologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply scientific methods
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- consult information sources
What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 47 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A historian role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a anthropologist background worth leading with.
- already held search historical sources in archives information skills
- already held African studies social sciences, journalism and information
- already held paleography arts and humanities
- already held Sanskrit classical languages
- already held Ancient Greek classical languages
- already held Latin classical languages
All 47 carried skills, including the 33 the historian role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held do historical research required
- required, not held analyse recorded sources required
- optional, not held consult iconographic sources optional
- optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
- optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
- optional, not held compile library lists optional
- optional, not held maintain museum records optional
- optional, not held manage digital archives optional
- optional, not held study a collection optional
- optional, not held document interviews optional
- optional, not held reconstruct modified documents optional
- required, not held historical methods required
- required, not held periodisation required
- optional, not held art history optional
- optional, not held conservation techniques optional
- required, not held source criticism required
- optional, not held museum databases optional
- optional, not held escort visitors to places of interest optional
- optional, not held provide tourism related information optional
- optional, not held determine authorship of documents optional
- optional, not held manage tourist groups optional
- optional, not held advise on historical context optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
- optional, not held teach history optional
- optional, not held create collection conservation plan optional
- optional, not held supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a historian role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 do historical research skill · sector specific
- 02 analyse recorded sources skill · cross sector
- 03 historical methods knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 47 skills that carry over
- already held apply for research funding skill
- already held apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
- already held apply scientific methods skill
- already held communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
- already held conduct research across disciplines skill
- already held consult information sources skill
- already held demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
- already held develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
- already held disseminate results to the scientific community skill
- already held draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
- already held evaluate research activities skill
- already held history knowledge
- already held increase the impact of science on policy and society skill
- already held integrate gender dimension in research skill
- already held interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
- already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data skill
- already held manage intellectual property rights skill
- already held manage open publications skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held manage research data skill
- already held mentor individuals skill
- already held operate open source software skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held promote open innovation in research skill
- already held promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
- already held promote the transfer of knowledge skill
- already held publish academic research skill
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
- already held speak different languages skill
- already held synthesise information skill
- already held think abstractly skill
- already held write scientific publications skill
- already held African studies knowledge
- already held Ancient Greek knowledge
- already held Latin knowledge
- already held Sanskrit knowledge
- already held apply blended learning skill
- already held archaeology knowledge
- already held cultural history knowledge
- already held develop scientific theories skill
- already held geography knowledge
- already held interview people skill
- already held paleography knowledge
- already held search historical sources in archives skill
- already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
- already held write research proposals skill
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held consult iconographic sources optional
- optional, not held advise on historical context optional
- optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
- optional, not held art history optional
- optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
- optional, not held compile library lists optional
- optional, not held conservation techniques optional
- optional, not held create collection conservation plan optional
- optional, not held escort visitors to places of interest optional
- optional, not held maintain museum records optional
- optional, not held manage digital archives optional
- optional, not held museum databases optional
- optional, not held provide tourism related information optional
- optional, not held study a collection optional
- optional, not held supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held determine authorship of documents optional
- optional, not held document interviews optional
- optional, not held manage tourist groups optional
- optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
- optional, not held reconstruct modified documents optional
- optional, not held teach history optional
26 held skills the historian role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
- not needed by the target role anthropology knowledge
- not needed by the target role biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct participatory research skill
- not needed by the target role cultural geography knowledge
- not needed by the target role economic anthropology knowledge
- not needed by the target role forensic anthropology knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify archaeological finds skill
- not needed by the target role interpret pedigree charts skill
- not needed by the target role interview focus groups skill
- not needed by the target role interview techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role linguistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role multidisciplinary research knowledge
- not needed by the target role observe human behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role osteology knowledge
- not needed by the target role participant observation knowledge
- not needed by the target role philosophy knowledge
- not needed by the target role politics knowledge
- not needed by the target role religious studies knowledge
- not needed by the target role research design knowledge
- not needed by the target role research human behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role sociology knowledge
- not needed by the target role study cultures skill
- not needed by the target role study human societies skill
- not needed by the target role teach anthropology skill
- not needed by the target role work on excavation site skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held historical methods required
- required, not held periodisation required
- required, not held source criticism required
- optional, not held art history optional
- optional, not held conservation techniques optional
- optional, not held museum databases optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.