# Competences — sociologist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/11df8941-508c-4103-ad40-52cdf9430a59).

## Essential

- **apply for research funding** (skill/competence)
- **apply knowledge of human behaviour** (skill/competence)
- **apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities** (skill/competence)
- **apply scientific methods** (skill/competence)
- **apply statistical analysis techniques** (skill/competence)
- **communicate with a non-scientific audience** (skill/competence)
- **conduct qualitative research** (skill/competence)
- **conduct quantitative research** (skill/competence)
- **conduct research across disciplines** (skill/competence)
- **demonstrate disciplinary expertise** (skill/competence)
- **develop professional network with researchers and scientists** (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)
- **gather data** (skill/competence)
- **geography** (knowledge)
- **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)
- **interpret current data** (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 sociological trends** (skill/competence)
- **observe human behaviour** (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 research methodology** (knowledge)
- **sociology** (knowledge)
- **speak different languages** (skill/competence)
- **statistics** (knowledge)
- **study human societies** (skill/competence)
- **synthesise information** (skill/competence)
- **think abstractly** (skill/competence)
- **write scientific publications** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- action research (knowledge)
- advise legislators (skill/competence)
- advise on organisational culture (skill/competence)
- advise on personnel management (skill/competence)
- advise on public relations (skill/competence)
- African studies (knowledge)
- anthropology (knowledge)
- apply blended learning (skill/competence)
- apply teaching strategies (skill/competence)
- communication studies (knowledge)
- conduct public surveys (skill/competence)
- content marketing strategy (knowledge)
- cultural history (knowledge)
- demography (knowledge)
- develop scientific theories (skill/competence)
- economic anthropology (knowledge)
- economics (knowledge)
- European integration (knowledge)
- gender studies (knowledge)
- history (knowledge)
- interview focus groups (skill/competence)
- interview techniques (knowledge)
- legal studies (knowledge)
- manage quantitative data (skill/competence)
- multidisciplinary research (knowledge)
- perform market research (skill/competence)
- perform public relations (skill/competence)
- political economy (knowledge)
- political science (knowledge)
- politics (knowledge)
- religious studies (knowledge)
- social network analysis (knowledge)
- spatial planning (knowledge)
- study cultures (skill/competence)
- teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
- teach sociology (skill/competence)
- write research proposals (skill/competence)