As an Educational Researcher, you will need to master following:

• manage intellectual property rights
• operate open source software

More generally, an educational researcher is also versed in:

• advise on curriculum development
• analyse education system
• apply for research funding
• apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
• apply scientific methods
• communicate with a non-scientific audience
• conduct qualitative research
• conduct research across disciplines
• consult information sources
• cooperate with education professionals
• curriculum objectives
• curriculum standards
• demonstrate disciplinary expertise
• develop a pedagogical concept
• develop professional network with researchers and scientists
• disseminate results to the scientific community
• draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
• evaluate education programmes
• evaluate research activities
• identify education needs
• increase the impact of science on policy and society
• interact professionally in research and professional environments
• manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
• manage open publications
• manage personal professional development
• manage research data
• mentor individuals
• monitor educational developments
• pedagogy
• perform project management
• perform scientific research
• present reports
• promote inclusion in research
• promote open innovation in research
• promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
• promote the transfer of knowledge
• publish academic research
• scientific research methodology
• speak different languages
• synthesise information
• think abstractly
• think analytically
• write scientific publications
• write work-related reports

It also helps to know the following:

• learning technologies
• project management
• advise legislators
• advise on legislative acts
• advise on lesson plans
• advise on teaching methods
• analyse curriculum
• apply blended learning
• apply knowledge of human behaviour
• assessment processes
• coordinate educational programmes
• develop curriculum
• inspect education institutions
• observe teaching activities
• plan learning curriculum
• promote education programmes
• psychology
• sociology
• special needs education
• teach in academic or vocational contexts
• write research proposals