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Overview
Communication scientist work studies how information is planned, created, organized, preserved, evaluated and exchanged through verbal, non-verbal and technology-mediated communication.
In job descriptions, look for research data, academic papers, communication channels, media studies, data processing, research proposals, presentation software, public relations advice and dissemination of scientific results.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
The work is usually research-led and may sit in universities, research institutes, policy settings or applied communication teams. Communication scientists design studies, manage research data and examine how people, groups and technologies create, preserve and exchange meaning.
Skills and specializations
Core skills include drafting scientific papers, writing research proposals, using data-processing techniques, studying communication channels, understanding media law and presenting results. Specialization can lean toward media studies, public relations, human-technology interaction, sociological trends or research methods.
Salary context
Salary context depends on whether the role is academic, project-funded, advisory or applied, and on responsibility for research design, data management, publications, teaching or client-facing communication analysis. Independent grant writing changes the comparison. Method depth also matters.
Career paths
Career development can move toward doctoral research, university teaching, research management, communication policy, media analysis, public relations advice, data-focused communication research or leadership of interdisciplinary projects involving technology and social behaviour. It should show whether the work produces publications, datasets, teaching material, policy input or applied communication analysis.
Good to know
Read vacancies for method requirements, expected publications, data tools, proposal writing, teaching load and stakeholder contact. Check whether communication means academic research, media analysis, organizational advice, public relations support or study of interaction with technology.
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Alternative labels
communication analyst
communication studies research scientist
communication science researcher
communication studies researcher
communication studies analyst
communications scientist
communication scholar
communication research scientist
communication research analyst
communication researcher
communication studies research analyst
communication studies scholar
Occupation group
anthropologist (2632.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6cd08cbe-7611-4d70-8886-6c59c0385442 |
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| ESCO code | 2632.1.1 |
| ISCO group | 2632 |
| Concept type | Occupation |