Anthropologist

About this career

Anthropologists research all aspects of life pertaining to humans. They study the various civilisations that have existed along the time and their ways of organisation. They attempt to analyse the physical, societal, linguistic, political, economical, philosophical, and cultural aspects of different people. The aim of their studies is to understand and describe the past of humanity and solve topical societal problems. They explore different perspectives such as philosophical anthropology.

Essential skills

apply for research funding apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities apply scientific methods communicate with a non-scientific audience conduct research across disciplines demonstrate disciplinary expertise develop professional network with researchers and scientists disseminate results to the scientific community draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation evaluate research activities increase the impact of science on policy and society integrate gender dimension in research interact professionally in research and professional environments interpret pedigree charts interview people manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data manage intellectual property rights manage open publications manage personal professional development manage research data mentor individuals observe human behaviour operate open source software perform project management perform scientific research promote open innovation in research promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities promote the transfer of knowledge publish academic research research human behaviour speak different languages study cultures synthesise information think abstractly write scientific publications

Required knowledge

anthropology cultural geography economic anthropology geography participant observation research design scientific research methodology

Additional skills

advise legislators apply blended learning conduct participatory research consult information sources develop scientific theories identify archaeological finds interview focus groups search historical sources in archives study human societies teach anthropology teach in academic or vocational contexts work on excavation site write research proposals African studies Ancient Greek archaeology biology cultural history forensic anthropology history interview techniques Latin linguistics multidisciplinary research osteology paleography philosophy politics religious studies Sanskrit sociology

Also known as

sociocultural anthropologist anthropologue linguistic anthropologist cultural anthropologist arts scientist music scientist anthropology research scientist television scientist biological anthropologist cultural scientist social anthropologist forensic anthropologist gender scientist musicology scientist movie scientist theatre scientist art sciences scientist ethnologist archaeological anthropologist