biologist
Let an agent handle biologists by field, qualifications, roles and professional bodies, and find expertise or careers information.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle biologists by field, qualifications, roles and professional bodies, and find expertise or careers information.
A scientist who studies living organisms and life processes, in fields such as molecular biology, ecology, zoology, botany, microbiology, genetics and conservation biology.
What it is for: Producing and applying knowledge about life.
It can be identify biology specialisms; find training and career routes; find professional bodies and registers; find experts through institutions.
Distinguishing features
Studies living things
Many specialisms
Lab and field work
Often research-based
What it looks like
People working in laboratories, field sites, museums, industry and teaching.
How it is recognised
Specialist titles such as ecologist or geneticist
Degrees in biological sciences
Biology teachers and technicians are related roles
Related models
is a kind of - category
studies - subject
works in - field
is represented by - body
In practice
Families and kinds
molecular and cell biologists
ecologists and conservation biologists
zoologists and botanists
microbiologists
geneticists
Standards and regulation
Research ethics and animal welfare rules
Biosafety regulations
Professional registration in some countries
Failure modes and hazards
Misattributing expertise
Outdated affiliations
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.biologist
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Field Which biology.
Specialisms differ.
Specialism
Area.
Specialism
Specialism.
- Which field of biology is meant? definition
- What does work in it involve? definition
Person
Individual.
Person
Individual biologist.
- Which biologist is meant, and what is their affiliation? provenance
- What is their ORCID or institutional profile? provenance
Career Training.
Routes vary.
Training
Degrees.
Training
Training.
- What qualifications are typical for this role? provenance
- Which courses are accredited? provenance
Jobs
Employment.
Jobs
Employment.
- Where do biologists in this field work? provenance
- Which job boards list roles? provenance
Practice Rules.
Research is regulated.
Ethics
Approvals.
Ethics
Research ethics.
- Which ethical approvals does this work need? provenance
- Which rules govern animal or human research? provenance
Safety
Biosafety.
Safety
Biosafety.
- Which biosafety level applies to this work? provenance
- Who oversees it? provenance
Expertise Finding experts.
Expertise must be verified.
Find
Institutions.
Find
Finding experts.
- Which institutions have experts on this topic? provenance
- How can they be contacted? action
Verify
Credentials.
Verify
Verifying credentials.
- Is the claimed expertise supported by publications or registration? boundary
- Which source confirms it? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should specialisms be separate entries?
- How should researcher identifiers be linked?
- How should chartered status be recorded?