Geographer
Geographer
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Job Description
Geographers are scholars who study human and physical geography. Depending on their specialisation, they study political, economical and cultural aspects of humanity contained within human geography. Moreover, they study land formations, soils, natural frontiers, and water flows contained in physical geography..
Top 4 specific things you need to know
As a Geographer, you will need to master following:
Top 37 general things you need to know
More generally, a geographer is also versed in:
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply scientific methods
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- collect data using GPS
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct public surveys
- 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
- find trends in geographic data
- geography
- 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
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- 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 modelling
- scientific research methodology
- speak different languages
- statistics
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- think analytically
- write scientific publications
Other things it helps to know to be an excellent geographer
It also helps to know the following:
- analyse environmental data
- cartography
- develop scientific theories
- apply blended learning
- apply digital mapping
- climatology
- collect mapping data
- conduct field work
- create GIS reports
- create thematic maps
- design customised maps
- design graphics
- ecology
- environmental legislation
- geology
- interview focus groups
- operate remote sensing equipment
- photogrammetry
- provide technical expertise
- remote sensing techniques
- study aerial photos
- study radar images
- surveying
- teach geography
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- urban planning
- use spreadsheets software
- write research proposals
Top employers for this job
Geographer (0-2 Yrs Exp.)
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Prereqs Technology Pvt.Ltd
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California
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$250 - $800 / month
Full Time
Urgent
Private
- Keywords :
- Ui designer,
- developer
