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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The pair clicked, says Bos, and he was invited to become a postdoctoral researcher in Montgomery’s lab in Redmond, Wash., after completing his Ph.D. in 2012.
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2024
At Cornell University, postdoctoral researcher Nikolaos Chalmpes was using hypergolic reactions in a different way.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Campus unions now represent a quarter of the roughly 400,000 UAW members, including graduate-student workers and postdoctoral researchers at the University of California, Caltech, USC and Cal State.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Prior to joining Eos, Richey was a postdoctoral research scientist at Stanford University.
- Vimeo named Ryan Weeks as chief information security officer, effectively immediately, to lead the video hosting company’s security, compliance, and risk management functions.
—John Kell, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2024
At Cornell University, postdoctoral researcher Nikolaos Chalmpes was using hypergolic reactions in a different way.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Campus unions now represent a quarter of the roughly 400,000 UAW members, including graduate-student workers and postdoctoral researchers at the University of California, Caltech, USC and Cal State.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Prior to joining Eos, Richey was a postdoctoral research scientist at Stanford University.
- Vimeo named Ryan Weeks as chief information security officer, effectively immediately, to lead the video hosting company’s security, compliance, and risk management functions.
—John Kell, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Postdoctoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoctoral. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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