As a Thanatology Researcher, you will need to master following:

• anthropology
• develop scientific theories
• identify customer's needs
• identify research topics
• manage intellectual property rights
• operate open source software
• thanatology

More generally, a thanatology researcher is also versed in:

• 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
• gather data
• 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
• psychology
• publish academic research
• scientific research methodology
• sociology
• speak different languages
• synthesise information
• think abstractly
• think analytically
• write scientific publications

It also helps to know the following:

• archaeology
• conduct psychological assessement
• do historical research
• evaluate forensic data
• plan research process
• apply blended learning
• biology
• conduct health related research
• conduct psychological research
• conduct research interview
• ethics
• forensic anthropology
• human physiology
• lead a team
• philosophy
• research human behaviour
• social sciences
• teach in academic or vocational contexts