Skill Set for Career in Nanotechnology

As I explained the skill set for information and communication technology; Today in this post I am going to explain the skill set required to work in the field of nanotechnology.I did a lot of study and read several studies and according to them and according to professionals working in this field Skill needs can be differentiated into the general and the specific.

General and basic needs mean interdisciplinary cross-sectoral knowledge in natural sciences and in engineering as well as basic business management knowledge and entrepreneurial spirit. Specific qualification requirements are, for example, to master certain nanotechnological procedures. Occupational and qualification requirements can be differentiated into the fields of knowledge and knowing, skills and faculties, and personality characteristics and can be described in terms of respective competences.The skill set was established by the National Center for Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge (NACK) at Penn State based on intensive interviews and surveys involving more than 200 companies over nearly ten years spanning virtually all industries using nanotechnology across the nation. A technician possessing these skills will have completed a broad, hands-on educational experience in micro- and nanofabrication, and is fully prepared to actively contribute to any industry.using micro- or nanotechnology, including the electronics, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, energy,materials manufacturing, and chemical industries.

Occupational and qualification requirements can be differentiated into the fields of knowledge and knowing, skills and faculties, and personality characteristics and can be described in terms of respective competences.In education sciences, decision-making and responsibility involve faculties, skills and individual characteristics, problem-solving and performing tasks independently, responsibly
and professionally; in sum, it means an occupational ability to act. Decision-making and responsibility can be differentiated into professional, methodological and social competences as well as competence of personality.

The specified qualifications(Career in Nanotechnology) can be described as follows:
(a) knowledge – professional competence
This includes knowledge of different technical branches and natural scientific fields such as physics and chemistry, and their special branches, e.g. photonics, precision optics, laser technology or electroplating as Nanotechnology is an interdisciplinary field. Knowledge of the protection of health and safety standards, instructions, data processing and foreign languages are also covered;
(b) skills and faculties – methodological competence
Skills and faculties demand effective handling with technological procedures. At this point the applied procedures of analysis, manufacture and finishing and the competences that are required for handling technical systems are taken into consideration;Good computer programming skills are must in this field;
(c) personality characteristics – soft skills and competences of personality
This involves characteristics such as behaviour, creativity and the capability to learn as well as the ability to analyse. It also involves communicative abilities and self-motivation.

In Short
One should have a scientific bent of mind and a natural propensity for research work, in order to study Nanotechnology, An open and enquiring mind with sound analytical and computer programming skills is a must in this field.

One should have a keen interest in, and some amount of knowledge about diverse fields since Nanotechnology finds application in a wide number of areas. Moreover, one should be hand working and patient in order to spend long hours in the laboratory and be engaged in research work.

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If you wanna pursue nanotechnology as career this post will be helpful to you,I hope.Good luck...
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