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5.1 KiB

Competences — museum scientist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a63733fa-f7ff-4733-8961-1ec4eeaab00b).

Essential

  • advise on acquisitions (skill/competence)
  • apply for research funding (skill/competence)
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
  • art collections (knowledge)
  • collection management software (knowledge)
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience (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)
  • document museum collection (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)
  • maintain catalogue collection (skill/competence)
  • maintain museum records (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 museum environment (skill/competence)
  • museology (knowledge)
  • museum databases (knowledge)
  • operate open source software (skill/competence)
  • perform lectures (skill/competence)
  • perform scientific research (skill/competence)
  • prepare exhibition programs (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)
  • report analysis results (skill/competence)
  • select loan objects (skill/competence)
  • speak different languages (skill/competence)
  • study a collection (skill/competence)
  • supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings (skill/competence)
  • supervise special visitors (skill/competence)
  • synthesise information (skill/competence)
  • think abstractly (skill/competence)
  • use ICT resources to solve work related tasks (skill/competence)
  • work with cultural venue specialists (skill/competence)
  • write scientific publications (skill/competence)

Optional

  • apply blended learning (skill/competence)
  • cultural geography (knowledge)
  • direct an artistic team (skill/competence)
  • liaise with cultural partners (skill/competence)
  • perform project management (skill/competence)
  • present exhibition (skill/competence)
  • provide project information on exhibitions (skill/competence)
  • respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition (skill/competence)
  • teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 5 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

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

Hard skills

  • archival management — 20 %
  • artifact curation — 20 %
  • artifact handling — 20 %
  • budget development — 20 %
  • chemical handling — 20 %
  • conservation science — 20 %
  • content development — 20 %
  • copy editing — 20 %
  • data analysis — 20 %
  • grant proposal writing — 20 %
  • historical research — 20 %
  • laboratory equipment maintenance — 20 %
  • project leadership — 20 %
  • question design — 20 %
  • museum collections management — 20 %
  • museum exhibit design — 20 %
  • scientific research — 20 %
  • staff supervision — 20 %
  • work scheduling — 20 %

Methods

  • loan procedures — 20 %
  • inventory control — 20 %
  • artifact preservation — 20 %

Responsibilities

  • artifact processing — 20 %
  • artifact storage — 20 %
  • collaboration with colleagues — 20 %
  • artifact movement — 20 %
  • artifact packing — 20 %
  • educational outreach — 20 %
  • exhibit production — 20 %
  • fundraising support — 20 %
  • lab resource planning — 20 %
  • mentoring — 20 %
  • instrument maintenance — 20 %
  • guided tours — 20 %
  • historical content creation — 20 %
  • report preparation — 20 %
  • research center management — 20 %
  • research conduction — 20 %
  • research project contribution — 20 %
  • safety assurance — 20 %
  • scholarly dissemination — 20 %
  • task assignment — 20 %
  • work review — 20 %
  • museum management — 20 %
  • personnel action approval — 20 %