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Competences — microbiologist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a7a74a05-3dd0-46c6-99af-92df8042520c).

Essential

  • apply for research funding (skill/competence)
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
  • apply scientific methods (skill/competence)
  • biology (knowledge)
  • biotechnology (knowledge)
  • botany (knowledge)
  • clinical cytology (knowledge)
  • collect biological data (skill/competence)
  • collect samples for analysis (skill/competence)
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
  • conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
  • conduct research on fauna (skill/competence)
  • conduct research on flora (skill/competence)
  • conduct research on reproductive medicine (skill/competence)
  • cryopreservation (knowledge)
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise (skill/competence)
  • detect microorganisms (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 experimental data (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)
  • life sciences (knowledge)
  • 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)
  • medical genetics (knowledge)
  • medical mycology (knowledge)
  • mentor individuals (skill/competence)
  • microbiology-bacteriology (knowledge)
  • molecular biology (knowledge)
  • operate open source software (skill/competence)
  • pathogenic microorganisms (knowledge)
  • 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)
  • proteomics (knowledge)
  • publish academic research (skill/competence)
  • scientific literature (knowledge)
  • scientific research methodology (knowledge)
  • send samples to laboratory (skill/competence)
  • speak different languages (skill/competence)
  • synthesise information (skill/competence)
  • think abstractly (skill/competence)
  • virology (knowledge)
  • write scientific publications (skill/competence)

Optional

  • advise on legislative acts (skill/competence)
  • analyse cell cultures (skill/competence)
  • apply blended learning (skill/competence)
  • assess environmental impact (skill/competence)
  • assist in clinical trials (skill/competence)
  • biological chemistry (knowledge)
  • communicable diseases (knowledge)
  • contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products (skill/competence)
  • control production (skill/competence)
  • develop bioremediation techniques (skill/competence)
  • develop new food products (skill/competence)
  • develop pharmaceutical drugs (skill/competence)
  • develop scientific research protocols (skill/competence)
  • develop vaccines (skill/competence)
  • helminthology (knowledge)
  • histology (knowledge)
  • immunology (knowledge)
  • laboratory techniques (knowledge)
  • neoplasia (knowledge)
  • parasitology (knowledge)
  • perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
  • perform lectures (skill/competence)
  • pharmaceutical chemistry (knowledge)
  • pharmaceutical industry (knowledge)
  • prepare compliance documents (skill/competence)
  • production processes (knowledge)
  • provide specialist pharmaceutical advice (skill/competence)
  • recommend product improvements (skill/competence)
  • supervise laboratory operations (skill/competence)
  • teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
  • toxicology (knowledge)
  • write research proposals (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 54 ads, as of 2026-07-17)

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

Hard skills

  • data analysis — 28 %
  • microbiological testing — 28 %
  • environmental monitoring — 24 %