As a Textile, Leather And Footwear Researcher, you will need to master following:

• analyse experimental laboratory data
• challenging issues in the textile industry
• distinguish accessories
• distinguish fabrics
• evaluate textile characteristics
• measure yarn count
• monitor textile manufacturing developments
• reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing
• research and development in textiles
• test physical properties of textiles
• textile materials

More generally, a textile, leather and footwear researcher is also versed in:

• chemistry
• conduct research on trends in design
• health and safety in the textile industry
• maintain work standards
• manage scale-up experiments for manufacturing of products
• perform chemical experiments
• physics
• seek innovation in current practices
• use textile finishing machine technologies

It also helps to know the following:

• conduct textile testing operations
• control textile process
• dyeing technology
• manufacture nonwoven staple products
• nonwoven machine technology
• textile chemistry
• textile finishing technology
• textile marketing techniques
• portfolio management in textile manufacturing
• textile technologies