geologist
ISCO: 2114. Skills: 87. Essential: 47.
Essential skills
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply safety procedures in laboratory
- apply scientific methods
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- calibrate laboratory equipment
- carry out geological explorations
- cartography
- collect geological data
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- conduct soil sample tests
- 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
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- geological time scale
- geology
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mathematics
- mentor individuals
- operate open source software
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- perform laboratory tests
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- record test data
- scientific modelling
- scientific research methodology
- speak different languages
- statistics
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- write scientific publications
Supporting skills
- advise on building matters
- advise on geology for mineral extraction
- apply blended learning
- apply digital mapping
- assess environmental impact
- collect samples for analysis
- conduct field work
- conduct land surveys
- conduct sediment control
- design scientific equipment
- develop geological databases
- develop scientific research protocols
- develop scientific theories
- environmental legislation
- examine geochemical samples
- geochemistry
- geochronology
- geographic information systems
- geography
- geological mapping
- geophysics
- impact of geological factors on mining operations
- interpret geophysical data
- investigate soil stability
- logging
- monitor geotechnical structures
- perform computer analyses of geotechnical structures
- petrology
- prepare geological map sections
- prepare surveying report
- process data
- provide information on geological characteristics
- provide technical expertise
- sedimentology
- soil science
- solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools
- study aerial photos
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- use geographic information systems
- write research proposals