Table 1Transition record

communication scientisttophilosopher

A communication scientist already meets 73% of what the philosopher role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From communication scientist

73%

Overlap1

To philosopher

38 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

38.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

73%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

38.5/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the philosopher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the communication scientist 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

Why this move works

A philosopher role treats 32 of its required skills as things a communication scientist 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
demonstrate disciplinary expertise

What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A philosopher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a communication scientist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held journalism social sciences, journalism and information
already held sociology social sciences, journalism and information
already held develop scientific theories information skills
already held scientific literature generic programmes and qualifications
already held write research proposals communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply scientific methods information skills

All 38 carried skills, including the 32 the philosopher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 4 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 arts and humanities 6 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held ethics required
required, not held history of philosophy required
required, not held logic required
required, not held morality required
required, not held philosophical schools of thought required
required, not held philosophy required

optional, not held phenomenology optional
optional, not held cultural history optional
optional, not held metaphysics optional
optional, not held history optional
optional, not held religious studies optional
optional, not held theology optional

02 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held rhetoric required

optional, not held political ideologies optional
optional, not held political science optional
optional, not held politics optional
optional, not held source criticism optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held present arguments persuasively required

optional, not held perform lectures optional
optional, not held teach philosophy optional

04 classical languages 2 supplementary

optional, not held Ancient Greek optional
optional, not held Latin optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a philosopher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 38 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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 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 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 literature knowledge
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 apply blended learning skill
already held develop scientific theories skill
already held journalism knowledge
already held sociology knowledge
already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
already held write research proposals skill

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held phenomenology optional
optional, not held cultural history optional
optional, not held metaphysics optional
optional, not held perform lectures optional
optional, not held Ancient Greek optional
optional, not held Latin optional
optional, not held history optional
optional, not held political ideologies optional
optional, not held political science optional
optional, not held politics optional
optional, not held religious studies optional
optional, not held source criticism optional
optional, not held teach philosophy optional
optional, not held theology optional

27 held skills the philosopher role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on communication strategies skill
not needed by the target role advise on public relations skill
not needed by the target role analyse the comments of selected audiences skill
not needed by the target role anthropology knowledge
not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role communication studies knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct public surveys skill
not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
not needed by the target role content marketing strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role develop communications strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop media strategy skill
not needed by the target role digital communication and collaboration skill
not needed by the target role interview focus groups skill
not needed by the target role media law knowledge
not needed by the target role media studies knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor sociological trends skill
not needed by the target role perform customer management skill
not needed by the target role perform market research skill
not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
not needed by the target role social network analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role study communications channels for different employers/contractors skill
not needed by the target role types of media knowledge
not needed by the target role use data processing techniques skill
not needed by the target role use presentation software skill

19 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held ethics required
required, not held history of philosophy required
required, not held logic required
required, not held morality required
required, not held philosophical schools of thought required
required, not held philosophy required
required, not held rhetoric required
optional, not held phenomenology optional
optional, not held cultural history optional
optional, not held metaphysics optional
optional, not held Ancient Greek optional
optional, not held Latin optional
optional, not held history optional
optional, not held political ideologies optional
optional, not held political science optional
optional, not held politics optional
optional, not held religious studies optional
optional, not held source criticism optional
optional, not held theology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from communication scientist

Full index of moves from communication scientist

Note

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.