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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These questions are not just academic for cell biologist and postdoctoral researcher Shumpei Maruyama, who is thinking about becoming a research professor.
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
That ecosystem also includes funding graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and scientists.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Ian Reynolds is a postdoctoral fellow for the CSIS Futures Lab.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
There, Xu focused his PhD studies on robot autonomous navigation and machine learning — similar to Liang’s focus of postdoctoral research — and was a key member of the visual navigation research project for China’s lunar exploration program.
—Anniek Bao,dylan Butts, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
That ecosystem also includes funding graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and scientists.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Ian Reynolds is a postdoctoral fellow for the CSIS Futures Lab.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
There, Xu focused his PhD studies on robot autonomous navigation and machine learning — similar to Liang’s focus of postdoctoral research — and was a key member of the visual navigation research project for China’s lunar exploration program.
—Anniek Bao,dylan Butts, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Postdoctoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoctoral. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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