Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

educational researchertobehavioural scientist

A educational researcher already meets 68% of what the behavioural scientist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From educational researcher
68%
Overlap1
To behavioural scientist
41 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
47.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

68%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

47.2/ 100

1 Share of the behavioural scientist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the educational researcher 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 behavioural scientist role treats 36 of its required skills as things a educational researcher already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply for research funding
  • apply knowledge of human behaviour
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • apply scientific methods
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • conduct research across disciplines

What stands in the way is 9 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 41 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A behavioural scientist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a educational researcher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held sociology social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held research design generic programmes and qualifications
  • already held psychology social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held apply knowledge of human behaviour communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held pedagogy education
  • already held write research proposals communication, collaboration and creativity

All 41 carried skills, including the 36 the behavioural scientist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 missing skills fall into 11 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 information skills 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held apply statistical analysis techniques required
  • required, not held report analysis results required
  • required, not held research human behaviour required
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
  • optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
  • optional, not held create criminal profiles optional
  • optional, not held observe human behaviour optional
02 generic programmes and qualifications 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held empirical analysis required
  • required, not held scientific literature required
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held biology required
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held applied zoology optional
04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held psychological counselling methods required
  • optional, not held anthropology optional
  • optional, not held experimental psychology optional
  • optional, not held criminology optional
  • optional, not held demography optional
  • optional, not held psychological treatment measures optional
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held provide clinical psychological counselling required
  • optional, not held apply clinical psychological treatment optional
  • optional, not held create individual treatment programmes optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop solutions for harmful behaviour optional
  • optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
  • optional, not held apply teaching strategies optional
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
  • optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a behavioural scientist 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 41 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply for research funding skill
  • already held apply knowledge of human behaviour 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 pedagogy knowledge
  • 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 psychology knowledge
  • already held publish academic research skill
  • already held research design knowledge
  • already held sociology 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 write work-related reports skill
  • already held apply blended learning skill
  • already held conduct qualitative research skill
  • already held scientific research methodology knowledge
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held write research proposals skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held animal behaviour optional
08 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held phenomenology optional
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess animal behaviour optional
10 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held disability care optional
11 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held oversee animal management optional
26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held develop solutions for harmful behaviour optional
  • optional, not held phenomenology optional
  • optional, not held animal behaviour optional
  • optional, not held anthropology optional
  • optional, not held applied zoology optional
  • optional, not held apply clinical psychological treatment optional
  • optional, not held assess animal behaviour optional
  • optional, not held create individual treatment programmes optional
  • optional, not held develop scientific theories optional
  • optional, not held disability care optional
  • optional, not held experimental psychology optional
  • optional, not held oversee animal management optional
  • optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
  • optional, not held apply teaching strategies optional
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
  • optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
  • optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
  • optional, not held create criminal profiles optional
  • optional, not held criminology optional
  • optional, not held demography optional
  • optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
  • optional, not held observe human behaviour optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held psychological treatment measures optional
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
26 held skills the behavioural scientist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role action research knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on curriculum development skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on legislative acts skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on lesson plans skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on teaching methods skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse curriculum skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse education system skill
  • not needed by the target role assessment processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consult information sources skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with education professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate educational programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role curriculum standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop a pedagogical concept skill
  • not needed by the target role develop learning curriculum skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate education programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role identify education needs skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect education institutions skill
  • not needed by the target role learning technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor educational developments skill
  • not needed by the target role observe teaching activities skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote education programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role special needs education knowledge
16 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 biology required
  • required, not held empirical analysis required
  • required, not held psychological counselling methods required
  • required, not held scientific literature required
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held phenomenology optional
  • optional, not held animal behaviour optional
  • optional, not held anthropology optional
  • optional, not held applied zoology optional
  • optional, not held disability care optional
  • optional, not held experimental psychology optional
  • optional, not held criminology optional
  • optional, not held demography optional
  • optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
  • optional, not held psychological treatment measures optional
  • optional, not held quantitative analysis optional
Index

Other moves recorded from educational researcher

Full index of moves from educational researcher

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.