From marine biologist to biologist
13 of the 38 essential skills of a biologist are already essential for a marine biologist — about 34% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 13
- skills carry over
- 25
- would be new
- 34%
- of the target job covered
- 38
- essential skills of a biologist
What a biologist does
Biologists study living organisms and life in its broader extent in combination with its environment. Through research, they strive to explain the functional mechanisms, interactions, and evolution of organisms.
What carries over
13 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
25 skillsEssential for a biologist and not for a marine biologist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- evaluate research activities
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- life sciences
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- perform project management
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- scientific literature
- send samples to laboratory
- synthesise information
- virology
- write scientific publications
Other moves from marine biologist
2 roles- aquatic animal health professional19 skills in common
- aquaculture biologist18 skills in common
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How far are you from being a biologist?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.