Occupation Atlasecologist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/89b87aa2-4008-4cc7-96f8-e2b5ffe59f28
ecologist
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.
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
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Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.25
- R Realistic5.31
- C Conventional4.13
- E Enterprising3.63
- A Artistic2.24
- S Social2.12
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Environmental Restoration Planners (19-2041.02): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (45)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- agroecology
- analyse ecological data
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- biology
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct ecological research
- conduct ecological surveys
- 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
- ecology
- ecosystem management
- employ habitat survey techniques
- environmental legislation
- evaluate research activities
- habitat restoration
- identify plants characteristics
- 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 habitats
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- measure trees
- mentor individuals
- operate open source software
- organism taxonomy
- 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
- scientific literature
- speak different languages
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- write scientific publications
- write work-related reports
Optional (47)
- advise on environmental risk management systems
- analyse environmental data
- animal biology
- apply blended learning
- apply conflict management
- aquatic ecology
- assess contamination
- assess environmental impact
- assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations
- biosecurity
- botany
- business management principles
- carry out training in environmental matters
- chemistry
- conduct environmental surveys
- conduct fish mortality studies
- conserve natural resources
- control aquatic production environment
- create training materials
- deliver online training
- develop aquaculture strategies
- develop environmental policy
- develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture
- develop outreach training plans
- develop strategy to solve problems
- educate people about nature
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure the safety of endangered species and protected areas
- environmental policy
- fish anatomy
- fish biology
- forest ecology
- hydrology
- identify training needs
- manage aquatic habitat
- manage budgets
- manage environmental impact of operations
- manage environmental management system
- manage land resources permits
- molecular biology
- monitor the farm environmental management plan
- monitor water quality
- promote environmental awareness
- provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- use different communication channels
- watershed development
O*NET equivalents
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