# Competences — university research assistant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5ac65daa-0896-4193-9f0e-8b00746b78a1).

## Essential

- **apply for research funding** (skill/competence)
- **apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities** (skill/competence)
- **apply scientific methods** (skill/competence)
- **archive scientific documentation** (skill/competence)
- **assist scientific research** (skill/competence)
- **communicate with a non-scientific audience** (skill/competence)
- **conduct research across disciplines** (skill/competence)
- **conduct scholarly research** (skill/competence)
- **demonstrate disciplinary expertise** (skill/competence)
- **develop professional network with researchers and scientists** (skill/competence)
- **develop scientific theories** (skill/competence)
- **discuss research proposals** (skill/competence)
- **disseminate results to the scientific community** (skill/competence)
- **draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation** (skill/competence)
- **evaluate research activities** (skill/competence)
- **increase the impact of science on policy and society** (skill/competence)
- **integrate gender dimension in research** (skill/competence)
- **interact professionally in research and professional environments** (skill/competence)
- **manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data** (skill/competence)
- **manage intellectual property rights** (skill/competence)
- **manage open publications** (skill/competence)
- **manage personal professional development** (skill/competence)
- **manage research data** (skill/competence)
- **mentor individuals** (skill/competence)
- **monitor developments in field of expertise** (skill/competence)
- **operate open source software** (skill/competence)
- **perform project management** (skill/competence)
- **perform scientific research** (skill/competence)
- **promote open innovation in research** (skill/competence)
- **promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities** (skill/competence)
- **promote the transfer of knowledge** (skill/competence)
- **publish academic research** (skill/competence)
- **research design** (knowledge)
- **scientific literature** (knowledge)
- **scientific research methodology** (knowledge)
- **speak different languages** (skill/competence)
- **study topics** (skill/competence)
- **synthesise information** (skill/competence)
- **think abstractly** (skill/competence)
- **university procedures** (knowledge)
- **use data processing techniques** (skill/competence)
- **write research proposals** (skill/competence)
- **write scientific publications** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- analyse experimental laboratory data (skill/competence)
- analyse test data (skill/competence)
- apply blended learning (skill/competence)
- apply statistical analysis techniques (skill/competence)
- apply teaching strategies (skill/competence)
- assist students in their learning (skill/competence)
- assist students with their dissertation (skill/competence)
- calibrate laboratory equipment (skill/competence)
- cognitive computing (knowledge)
- collect samples for analysis (skill/competence)
- computational biology (knowledge)
- computational chemistry (knowledge)
- computational mechanics (knowledge)
- computer simulation (knowledge)
- conduct qualitative research (skill/competence)
- conduct quantitative research (skill/competence)
- consult students on learning content (skill/competence)
- develop scientific research protocols (skill/competence)
- European integration (knowledge)
- execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
- geography (knowledge)
- industrial research and development (knowledge)
- mathematical modelling (knowledge)
- multidisciplinary research (knowledge)
- operate scientific measuring equipment (skill/competence)
- participate in scientific colloquia (skill/competence)
- perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
- prepare lesson content (skill/competence)
- provide assistance to lecturer (skill/competence)
- provide lesson materials (skill/competence)
- quantitative analysis (knowledge)
- record test data (skill/competence)
- report test findings (skill/competence)
- search databases (skill/competence)
- statistics (knowledge)
- stem cells (knowledge)
- supervise practical courses (skill/competence)
- teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)