ecologist

Code 2133.5

Ecologists carry out assessments of the health and distribution of organisms, namely people, plants, and animals, and the relationship between organisms and their environment. Ecologists usually have a specialisation area, e.g. freshwater, marine, terrestrial, fauna, and flora about which they conduct research and perform related tasks.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • agroecology
  • biology
  • ecology
  • environmental legislation
  • organism taxonomy

Skills and competences

  • speak different languages
  • interact professionally in research and professional environments
  • analyse ecological data
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience
  • develop professional network with researchers and scientists
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise
  • operate open source software
  • disseminate results to the scientific community
  • employ habitat survey techniques
  • write scientific publications
  • evaluate research activities
  • manage research data
  • manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
  • manage habitats
  • manage open publications
  • identify plants characteristics
  • integrate gender dimension in research
  • perform scientific research
  • conduct research across disciplines
  • measure trees
  • think abstractly
  • mentor individuals
  • write work-related reports
  • promote open innovation in research
  • promote the transfer of knowledge
  • publish academic research
  • conduct ecological surveys
  • conduct ecological research
  • draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
  • apply for research funding

Transversal competences

  • increase the impact of science on policy and society
  • manage intellectual property rights
  • manage personal professional development
  • perform project management
  • think analytically
  • promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
  • synthesise information

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences