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

sociologisttothanatology researcher

A sociologist already meets 77% of what the thanatology researcher role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sociologist
77%
Overlap1
To thanatology researcher
37 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
36.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

77%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

36.3/ 100

1 Share of the thanatology researcher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sociologist 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 thanatology researcher role treats 35 of its required skills as things a sociologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • anthropology
  • 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

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 37 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A thanatology researcher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sociologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held anthropology social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held gather data information skills
  • already held sociology social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held develop scientific theories information skills
  • already held apply scientific methods information skills
  • already held manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data information skills

All 37 carried skills, including the 35 the thanatology 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 information skills 1 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held identify research topics required
  • optional, not held conduct psychological assessement optional
  • optional, not held do historical research optional
  • optional, not held evaluate forensic data optional
  • optional, not held plan research process optional
  • optional, not held conduct health related research optional
  • optional, not held conduct psychological research optional
  • optional, not held research human behaviour optional
02 arts and humanities 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held phenomenology required
  • optional, not held archaeology optional
  • optional, not held ethics optional
  • optional, not held philosophy optional
03 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held psychology required
  • optional, not held forensic anthropology optional
  • optional, not held social sciences optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held identify customer's needs required
  • optional, not held conduct research interview optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held thanatology required
  • optional, not held biology optional
06 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held human physiology optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a thanatology 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 anthropology knowledge
  • 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 develop scientific theories 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 gather data 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 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 apply blended learning skill
  • already held teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held lead a team optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held archaeology optional
  • optional, not held conduct psychological assessement optional
  • optional, not held do historical research optional
  • optional, not held evaluate forensic data optional
  • optional, not held plan research process optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held conduct health related research optional
  • optional, not held conduct psychological research optional
  • optional, not held conduct research interview optional
  • optional, not held ethics optional
  • optional, not held forensic anthropology optional
  • optional, not held human physiology optional
  • optional, not held lead a team optional
  • optional, not held philosophy optional
  • optional, not held research human behaviour optional
  • optional, not held social sciences optional
44 held skills the thanatology researcher role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role African studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role European integration knowledge
  • 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 organisational culture skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on personnel management skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on public relations skill
  • not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
  • 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 cultural history knowledge
  • not needed by the target role demography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role economic anthropology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role economics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gender studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role history knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret current data 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 legal studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage quantitative data skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor sociological trends skill
  • 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 perform market research skill
  • not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
  • not needed by the target role political economy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role political science 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 social network analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role spatial planning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role statistics knowledge

4 further entries not listed here

10 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 phenomenology required
  • required, not held thanatology required
  • required, not held psychology required
  • optional, not held archaeology optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held ethics optional
  • optional, not held forensic anthropology optional
  • optional, not held human physiology optional
  • optional, not held philosophy optional
  • optional, not held social sciences optional
Index

Other moves recorded from sociologist

Full index of moves from sociologist

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.