As a Historian, you will need to master following:

• do historical research
• manage intellectual property rights
• operate open source software

More generally, a historian is also versed in:

• analyse recorded sources
• 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
• consult information sources
• 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
• historical methods
• history
• 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
• periodisation
• 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
• source criticism
• speak different languages
• synthesise information
• think abstractly
• think analytically
• write scientific publications

It also helps to know the following:

• advise on historical context
• archaeology
• archive documentation related to work
• art history
• assess conservation needs
• compile library lists
• conservation techniques
• consult iconographic sources
• create collection conservation plan
• cultural history
• develop scientific theories
• escort visitors to places of interest
• interview people
• maintain museum records
• manage digital archives
• museum databases
• provide tourism related information
• study a collection
• supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings
• apply blended learning
• conduct public presentations
• determine authorship of documents
• document interviews
• manage tourist groups
• provide technical expertise
• reconstruct modified documents
• search historical sources in archives
• teach history
• teach in academic or vocational contexts
• write research proposals