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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Kevin Zhou, a postdoctoral researcher in theoretical particle physics at the University of California, Berkeley, submitted a handful of questions to the test.
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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
The work is constant, according to Courtney Coffey Siegert, a Texas State University postdoctoral scholar and an Operation ID team leader who supervises the field work.
—Valerie Castro, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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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
The work is constant, according to Courtney Coffey Siegert, a Texas State University postdoctoral scholar and an Operation ID team leader who supervises the field work.
—Valerie Castro, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Postdoctoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoctoral. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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