postdoctoral
6
6.7
- adjective
- /ˌpoʊstˈdɒktərəl/
- Specialized
:
postdoctoral
- After receiving his doctorate, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Argonne National Laboratory.
- postdoctoral fellow
- postdoctoral fellowship
- postdoctoral researcher
Examples
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Angela Hayden, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Kentucky.
Academic text (2011) -
Then he took a postdoctoral position with Donald Levy at the University of Chicago.
Academic text (1996) -
More likely than not, the number of postdoctoral positions available in industry will decline.
Academic text (1993) -
After they leave graduate school, many researchers spend long hours in postdoctoral positions.
Academic text (1995) -
Therefore, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers are often tasked with software design and programming.
Academic text (2012) -
Actually, that study was conducted by Dr. Helen Fig, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University.
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Thanh Nguyen is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan.
Academic text (2017) -
He pursued undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto, then his graduate and postdoctoral work in physics at Harvard.
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We proudly bestow this Ambedkar Award to Dr. Suraj Yengde, postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.
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After completing her PhD, she accepted a postdoctoral position at a prestigious university to conduct advanced research.
Synonyms
About research done after completing a PhD
How Advanced
- Specialized
6
6.7
- Specialized
24
6.3
179
3.7
- Informal
40
2.8
93
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word postdoctoral is built from post- meaning 'after' and doctor meaning 'teacher' or a person with the highest university degree. So, postdoctoral describes study or research done after you earn a doctoral degree.