postdoctoral
adjective
post·doc·tor·al
ˌpōs(t)-ˈdäk-t(ə-)rəl 
ˈpōst-ˌdäk-
variants
or less commonly postdoctorate
ˌpōs(t)-ˈdäk-t(ə-)rət
ˈpōst-ˌdäk-
: being beyond the doctoral level:
a
: of or relating to advanced academic or professional work beyond a doctor's degree
a postdoctoral fellowship
b
: engaged in such work
postdoctoral scholars
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At Cornell University, postdoctoral researcher Nikolaos Chalmpes was using hypergolic reactions in a different way.
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Campus unions now represent a quarter of the roughly 400,000 UAW members, including graduate-student workers and postdoctoral researchers at the University of California, Caltech, USC and Cal State.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Prior to joining Eos, Richey was a postdoctoral research scientist at Stanford University.
- Vimeo named Ryan Weeks as chief information security officer, effectively immediately, to lead the video hosting company’s security, compliance, and risk management functions.
—John Kell, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Photographer Angela Albi, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour in Germany, was aided by drone pilot August Paula in capturing the winning image of the silverside fish and four young sharks, according to a press release from the Royal Society.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Campus unions now represent a quarter of the roughly 400,000 UAW members, including graduate-student workers and postdoctoral researchers at the University of California, Caltech, USC and Cal State.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Prior to joining Eos, Richey was a postdoctoral research scientist at Stanford University.
- Vimeo named Ryan Weeks as chief information security officer, effectively immediately, to lead the video hosting company’s security, compliance, and risk management functions.
—John Kell, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Photographer Angela Albi, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour in Germany, was aided by drone pilot August Paula in capturing the winning image of the silverside fish and four young sharks, according to a press release from the Royal Society.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Postdoctoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoctoral. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.
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