postdoc

1 of 2

noun

post·​doc ˈpōs(t)-ˌdäk How to pronounce postdoc (audio)
: one engaged in postdoctoral study or research

postdoc

2 of 2

adjective

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Noun
With these tools, postdocs in China and Massachusetts might analyze and collaborate on the same high-resolution data. IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2017 To compete for increasingly rare tenure-track jobs, graduate students and postdocs have no choice but to learn to suppress their emotions and get the work done. Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
With reporting by Jon Cohen. Clarification, 24 February, 3 p.m.: This article has been clarified to indicate that the NIH postdoc program has been suspended, not closed. Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 21 Feb. 2025 Almost 90% of respondents cited pay as a major issue, which informed the group’s top recommendation: increasing the amount of a postdoc fellowship paid by the NIH called the National Research Service Award. Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 15 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for postdoc

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1964, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of postdoc was in 1942

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“Postdoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoc. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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