postdoctoral

adjective

post·​doc·​tor·​al ˌpōs(t)-ˈdäk-t(ə-)rəl How to pronounce postdoctoral (audio)
ˈpōst-ˌdäk-
variants or less commonly postdoctorate
: 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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The accounts by military officers and government officials may have played a role in the PPP’s changing position, said Eun A Jo, a postdoctoral fellow at the Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth. Stella Kim, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024 Kevin Zhou, a postdoctoral researcher in theoretical particle physics at the University of California, Berkeley, submitted a handful of questions to the test. Kevin Roose, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Most students and postdoctoral researchers rely on the funding and prestige of NIH grants to launch into the profession. Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025 While tenured or full-time professors are unlikely to answer a cold email, reaching out to a graduate student, postdoctoral researcher, or assistant professor can yield research opportunities. Christopher Rim, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for postdoctoral 

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of postdoctoral was in 1929

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“Postdoctoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoctoral. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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