ISCO Specialization 2114.1.9 Palaeontologist
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Palaeontologist: Palaeontologists research and analyse forms of life that existed in ancient eras of the planet Earth. They strive to define the evolutionary path and the interaction with different geological areas of all kinds of once organisms and such plants, pollen and spores, invertebrate and vertebrate animals, humans, traces such as footprints, and ecology and climate.
Essential Skills
- Apply Scientific Methods
- Paleontology
- Geological Time Scale
- Scientific Research Methodology
- Use Geographic Information Systems
- Perform Scientific Research
- Geographic Information Systems
- Write Scientific Papers
- Scientific Modelling
- Geology
Optional Skills
- Operate Scientific Measuring Equipment
- Excavate Fossils
- Apply Statistical Analysis Techniques
- Oversee Excavation
- Record Test Data
- Work Ergonomically
- Interpret Geophysical Data
- Conduct Field Work
- Write Research Proposals
- Gather Experimental Data
- Assemble Fossils
- Geophysics
- Botany
- Biology
- Develop Scientific Theories
- Locate Fossils
- Chemistry
- Perform Laboratory Tests
- Conduct Geochemical Research
- Identify Fossils
- Examine Geochemical Samples
- Collect Samples For Analysis
- Analyse Experimental Laboratory Data
Alternative Names
- Palaeontology Analyst
- Palaeontology Research Analyst
- Palaeontology Scholar
- Palaeoecologist
- Paleontologist
- Ichnologist
- Palaeontology Researcher
- Palaeontology Scientist
- Palaeontology Science Researcher
- Palaeontology Research Scientist
- Micropalaeontologist
