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

linguisttoreligion scientific researcher

A linguist already meets 77% of what the religion scientific researcher role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From linguist
77%
Overlap1
To religion scientific researcher
37 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
31.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

77%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

31.9/ 100

1 Share of the religion scientific researcher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the linguist 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 religion scientific researcher role treats 31 of its required skills as things a linguist 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 4 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 37 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A religion scientific researcher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a linguist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held history arts and humanities
  • already held develop scientific theories information skills
  • already held write research proposals communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held apply scientific methods information skills
  • already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data information skills
  • already held think abstractly communication, collaboration and creativity

All 37 carried skills, including the 31 the religion scientific researcher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 7 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 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held history of theology required
  • required, not held religious studies required
  • required, not held theology required
  • optional, not held ethics optional
  • optional, not held logic optional
  • optional, not held philosophy optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret religious texts required
  • optional, not held conduct religious missions optional
  • optional, not held perform religious ceremonies optional
  • optional, not held prepare religious services optional
  • optional, not held promote religious activities optional
  • optional, not held teach religious texts optional
  • optional, not held train religious professionals optional
03 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist families in crisis situations optional
  • optional, not held provide spiritual counselling optional
04 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held do historical research optional
  • optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
05 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop policies on religion-related matters optional
  • optional, not held work within communities optional
06 education 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held pedagogy optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a religion scientific researcher 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 37 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 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 apply teaching strategies skill
  • already held develop scientific theories skill
  • already held history knowledge
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
  • already held write research proposals skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held rhetoric optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assist families in crisis situations optional
  • optional, not held do historical research optional
  • optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
  • optional, not held conduct religious missions optional
  • optional, not held develop policies on religion-related matters optional
  • optional, not held ethics optional
  • optional, not held logic optional
  • optional, not held pedagogy optional
  • optional, not held perform religious ceremonies optional
  • optional, not held philosophy optional
  • optional, not held prepare religious services optional
  • optional, not held promote religious activities optional
  • optional, not held provide spiritual counselling optional
  • optional, not held rhetoric optional
  • optional, not held teach religious texts optional
  • optional, not held train religious professionals optional
  • optional, not held work within communities optional
33 held skills the religion scientific researcher role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role anthropology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct public surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate in linguistic process steps skill
  • not needed by the target role cultural history knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop technical glossaries skill
  • not needed by the target role develop terminology databases skill
  • not needed by the target role forensic linguistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role grammar knowledge
  • not needed by the target role history of literature knowledge
  • not needed by the target role improve translated texts skill
  • not needed by the target role interview focus groups skill
  • not needed by the target role journalism knowledge
  • not needed by the target role linguistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role literature knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT semantic integration skill
  • not needed by the target role philology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role phonetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role postediting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role practical lexicography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pronunciation techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role psycholinguistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role semantics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role spelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role study acquisition of language skill
  • not needed by the target role teach languages skill
  • not needed by the target role terminology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role theoretical lexicography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role translate language concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role use word processing software skill
8 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 history of theology required
  • required, not held religious studies required
  • required, not held theology required
  • optional, not held ethics optional
  • optional, not held logic optional
  • optional, not held pedagogy optional
  • optional, not held philosophy optional
  • optional, not held rhetoric optional
Index

Other moves recorded from linguist

Full index of moves from linguist

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.