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A professional who makes comparative studies in relations to distribution, origin, evolution, and races of humans, cultures they have created, and their distribution and physical characteristics. Responsibilities include:
* Gathers, analyzes, and reports data on human physique, social customs, and artifacts, such as weapons, tools, pottery, and clothing.
* May apply anthropological data and techniques to solution of problems in human relations in fields, such as industrial relations, race and ethnic relations, social work, political administration, education, public health, and programs involving transcultural or foreign relations.
* May specialize in application of anthropological concepts to current problems and be designated Applied Anthropologist.
* May specialize in study of relationships between language and culture and socialinguistic studies and be designated Anthropological Linguist; or in study of relationship between individual personality and culture and be designated Psychological Anthropologist; or in study of complex, industrialized societies and be designated Urban Anthropologist.
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A professional who studies meanings and causes of human physical differences and interrelated effects of culture, heredity, and environment on human form. Responsibilities include:
* Studies human fossils and their meaning in terms of long-range human evolution.
* Observes and measures bodily variations and physical attributes of existing human types.
* Studies physical and physiological adaptations to differing environments and hereditary characteristics of living populations.
* Studies growth patterns, sexual differences, and aging phenomena of human groups, current and past.
* May study museum collections of skeletal remains.
* May specialize in measurement of body or skeleton and be designated Anthropometrist.
* May specialize in epidemiology and nutritional studies, especially in developing or preliterate societies, and be designated Medical Anthropologist.
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A professional who reconstructs record of extinct cultures, especially preliterate cultures. Responsibilities include:
* Studies, classifies, and interprets artifacts, architectural features, and types of structures recovered by excavation in order to determine age and cultural identity.
* Establishes chronological sequence of development of each culture from simpler to more advanced levels.
* May specialize in study of literate periods of major civilizations in Near and Middle East and be designated Archeologist, Classical.
* May specialize in study of past Columbian history of the Americas and be designated Historical Archeologist.
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A professional who makes comparative studies of cultures or of selected aspects of cultures of living peoples and of peoples no longer in existence in order to determine historical relations, arrive at typological classifications, and make generalizations concerning cultural process and human behavior. Responsibilities include:
* Studies cultures of societies, particularly preindustrial and non-Western societies, including social and political organization, religion, economics, mythology and traditions, and intellectual and artistic life.
* May formulate general laws of cultural development, general rules of social and cultural behavior, or general value orientations.
* May specialize in description of details of custom and belief and their interrelations in one culture at a time and be designated Ethnographer.
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A professional who cleans, restores, and preserves archeological specimens and historical artifacts according to accepted chemical and physical techniques and training in archeological science. Responsibilities include:
* Cleans and repairs or reinforces specimens, such as weapons, mummified remains, and pottery, using handtools and prescribed chemical agents.
* Restores artifacts by polishing, joining together broken fragments, or other procedures, using handtools, power tools, and acid, chemical, or electrolytic corrosion-removal baths.
* Treats specimens to prevent or minimize deterioration, according to accepted procedures.
* Records treatment of each artifact.
* Prepares reports of activities.
* May plan and conduct research to improve methods of restoring and preserving specimen.
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A professional who cleans, restores, and preserves archeological specimens and historical artifacts according to accepted chemical and physical techniques and training in archeological science. Responsibilities include:
* Cleans and repairs or reinforces specimens, such as weapons, mummified remains, and pottery, using handtools and prescribed chemical agents.
* Restores artifacts by polishing, joining together broken fragments, or other procedures, using handtools, power tools, and acid, chemical, or electrolytic corrosion-removal baths.
* Treats specimens to prevent or minimize deterioration, according to accepted procedures.
* Records treatment of each artifact.
* Prepares reports of activities.
* May plan and conduct research to improve methods of restoring and preserving specimen.
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A professional who studies structure and development of specific language or language group. Responsibilities include:
* Traces origin and evolution of words and syntax through comparative analysis of ancient parent languages and modern language groups, studying word and structural characteristics, such as morphology, semantics, phonology, accent, grammar, and literature.
* Identifies and classifies obscure languages, both ancient and modern, according to family and origin.
* Reconstructs and deciphers ancient languages from examples found in archeological remains of past civilizations.
* May specialize in study of origin, history, and development of words and be designated Etymologist.
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A professional who studies components, structure, and relationships within specified language to provide comprehension of its social functioning. Responsibilities include:
* Prepares description of sounds, forms, and vocabulary of language.
* Contributes to development of linguistic theory.
* Applies linguistic theory to any of following areas.
* Responsibilities include:
* development of improved methods in translation, including computerization; teaching of language to other than native speakers; preparation of language-teaching materials, dictionaries, and handbooks; reducing previously unwritten languages to standardized written form; preparation of literacy materials; preparation of tests for language-learning aptitudes and language proficiency; consultation with government agencies regarding language programs; or preparation of descriptions of comparative languages to facilitate improvement of teaching and translation.
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A professional who plans and directs research into proposed problem solutions or courses of action to determine feasibility of military planning alternatives. Responsibilities include:
* Confers with military leaders and supporting personnel to determine dimensions of problem and discuss proposals for solution.
* Develops plans for predicting such factors as cost and probable success of each alternative, according to accepted operations research techniques and mathematical or computer formulations.
* Evaluates results of research and prepares recommendations for implementing or rejecting proposed solutions or plans.
* May be designated according to nature of research conducted as Air Intelligence Specialist; Combat Operations Research Specialist.
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A professional who collects, records, analyzes, and disseminates tactical, strategic, or technical intelligence information. Responsibilities include:
* Segregates and records incoming intelligence data according to type of data to facilitate comparison, study, and accessibility.
* Prepares and analyzes information concerning strength, equipment, location, disposition, organization, and movement of enemy forces.
* Assists intelligence officers in analysis and selection of aerial bombardment targets.
* Compiles intelligence information to be used in preparing situation maps, charts, visual aids, briefing papers, reports, and publications.
* Briefs and debriefs ground or aviation personnel prior to and after missions.
* Maintains intelligence libraries, including maps, charts, documents, and other items.
* Plans or assists superiors in planning and supervising intelligence activities of unit assigned.
* May examine source materials and compile terrain intelligence, such as condition of travel routes over land, port facilities, and sources of water, sand, gravel, rock, and timbers.
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