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Competences — university research assistant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5ac65daa-0896-4193-9f0e-8b00746b78a1).

Essential

  • apply for research funding (skill/competence)
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
  • apply scientific methods (skill/competence)
  • archive scientific documentation (skill/competence)
  • assist scientific research (skill/competence)
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
  • conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
  • conduct scholarly research (skill/competence)
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise (skill/competence)
  • develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
  • develop scientific theories (skill/competence)
  • discuss research proposals (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)
  • 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)
  • monitor developments in field of expertise (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 literature (knowledge)
  • scientific research methodology (knowledge)
  • speak different languages (skill/competence)
  • study topics (skill/competence)
  • synthesise information (skill/competence)
  • think abstractly (skill/competence)
  • university procedures (knowledge)
  • use data processing techniques (skill/competence)
  • write research proposals (skill/competence)
  • write scientific publications (skill/competence)

Optional

  • analyse experimental laboratory data (skill/competence)
  • analyse test data (skill/competence)
  • apply blended learning (skill/competence)
  • apply statistical analysis techniques (skill/competence)
  • apply teaching strategies (skill/competence)
  • assist students in their learning (skill/competence)
  • assist students with their dissertation (skill/competence)
  • calibrate laboratory equipment (skill/competence)
  • cognitive computing (knowledge)
  • collect samples for analysis (skill/competence)
  • computational biology (knowledge)
  • computational chemistry (knowledge)
  • computational mechanics (knowledge)
  • computer simulation (knowledge)
  • conduct qualitative research (skill/competence)
  • conduct quantitative research (skill/competence)
  • consult students on learning content (skill/competence)
  • develop scientific research protocols (skill/competence)
  • European integration (knowledge)
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
  • geography (knowledge)
  • industrial research and development (knowledge)
  • mathematical modelling (knowledge)
  • multidisciplinary research (knowledge)
  • operate scientific measuring equipment (skill/competence)
  • participate in scientific colloquia (skill/competence)
  • perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
  • prepare lesson content (skill/competence)
  • provide assistance to lecturer (skill/competence)
  • provide lesson materials (skill/competence)
  • quantitative analysis (knowledge)
  • record test data (skill/competence)
  • report test findings (skill/competence)
  • search databases (skill/competence)
  • statistics (knowledge)
  • stem cells (knowledge)
  • supervise practical courses (skill/competence)
  • teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 27 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

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

Hard skills

  • data analysis — 48 %
  • data collection — 41 %
  • literature review — 37 %
  • data management — 26 %
  • data organization — 22 %