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name: biologist
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'biologist' (also: ornithologist, herpetologist, mycologist, zoologist, entomologist, natural science taxonomist). Use when the user asks for typical biologist work such as: Develop and maintain liaisons and effective working relations with groups and individuals, agencies, and the public to encourage cooperative management strategies or to develop information and interpret findings.; Program and use computers to store, process, and analyze data.; Collect and analyze biological data about relationships among and between organisms and their environment."
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# Biologist
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Biologists study living organisms and life in its broader extent in combination with its environment. Through research, they strive to explain the functional mechanisms, interactions, and evolution of organisms.
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## Core workflow
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1. Develop and maintain liaisons and effective working relations with groups and individuals, agencies, and the public to encourage cooperative management strategies or to develop information and interpret findings.
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2. Program and use computers to store, process, and analyze data.
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3. Collect and analyze biological data about relationships among and between organisms and their environment.
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4. Communicate test results to state and federal representatives and general public.
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5. Identify, classify, and study structure, behavior, ecology, physiology, nutrition, culture, and distribution of plant and animal species.
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6. Represent employer in a technical capacity at conferences.
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7. Teach or supervise students and perform research at universities and colleges.
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8. Supervise biological technicians and technologists and other scientists.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- apply for research funding
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- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
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- apply scientific methods
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- biology
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- botany
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- collect biological data
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- communicate with a non-scientific audience
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- conduct research across disciplines
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- conduct research on fauna
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- conduct research on flora
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- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
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- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
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- disseminate results to the scientific community
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- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
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- ecosystem management
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## Hot technologies
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- IBM SPSS Statistics
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- The MathWorks MATLAB
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- Microsoft Access
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- Structured query language SQL
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- ESRI ArcGIS software
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- Adobe Photoshop
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- C++
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- Oracle Java
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- Perl
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- Python
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## Hot technologies
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Top tools from 30 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-09):
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- Microsoft Office — 10 %
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---
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/eee68e13-8248-43bb-a9fb-959832a6c217), O*NET 30.3 (19-1029.04). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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