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Competences — archaeologist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/203ea2ee-bbee-4aaf-83d7-2f2225f916e3).

Essential

  • apply for research funding (skill/competence)
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
  • archaeology (knowledge)
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
  • conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
  • cultural geography (knowledge)
  • cultural history (knowledge)
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise (skill/competence)
  • develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
  • disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
  • do historical research (skill/competence)
  • draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
  • evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
  • excavation techniques (knowledge)
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
  • history (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)
  • 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)
  • 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 modelling (knowledge)
  • scientific research methodology (knowledge)
  • source criticism (knowledge)
  • speak different languages (skill/competence)
  • synthesise information (skill/competence)
  • think abstractly (skill/competence)
  • write scientific publications (skill/competence)

Optional

  • Ancient Greek (knowledge)
  • anthropology (knowledge)
  • apply blended learning (skill/competence)
  • archaeobotany (knowledge)
  • architectural conservation (knowledge)
  • art history (knowledge)
  • assess conservation needs (skill/competence)
  • assist with geophysical surveys (skill/competence)
  • collect data using GPS (skill/competence)
  • collect samples for analysis (skill/competence)
  • conduct field work (skill/competence)
  • conduct land surveys (skill/competence)
  • conservation techniques (knowledge)
  • create collection conservation plan (skill/competence)
  • develop scientific theories (skill/competence)
  • epigraphy (knowledge)
  • geographic information systems (knowledge)
  • geography (knowledge)
  • geological time scale (knowledge)
  • geology (knowledge)
  • identify archaeological finds (skill/competence)
  • interpret pedigree charts (skill/competence)
  • Latin (knowledge)
  • organise an exhibition (skill/competence)
  • osteology (knowledge)
  • oversee excavation (skill/competence)
  • paleography (knowledge)
  • perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
  • perform underwater investigations (skill/competence)
  • record archaeological finds (skill/competence)
  • Sanskrit (knowledge)
  • study aerial photos (skill/competence)
  • study ancient inscriptions (skill/competence)
  • supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings (skill/competence)
  • surveying (knowledge)
  • teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
  • use geographic information systems (skill/competence)
  • work on excavation site (skill/competence)
  • write research proposals (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 61 ads, as of 2026-07-08)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • archaeological survey — 41 %
  • data recovery — 28 %
  • technical report writing — 21 %
  • regulatory compliance — 20 %
  • data analysis — 20 %