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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Elizabeth Rees is a postdoctoral fellow at Southern Methodist University's Center for Presidential History in Dallas, Texas.
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Elizabeth Rees / Made By History, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Researchers involved in the study set out to assess how many adults had been diagnosed with autism because earlier studies largely focused on school-age children, said Luke Grosvenor, the study's lead author and a postdoctoral fellow at Kaiser Permanente's Northern California research division.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Angelica Ferrara, lead author of the paper and postdoctoral scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University, says her preliminary research suggests that some women may spend several hours a week managing the emotional and social well-being of the men in their lives.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Since completing his doctoral work, England now studies animal vision (opens a new tab) as a postdoctoral researcher with Berlin’s Natural History Museum.
—quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
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Elizabeth Rees / Made By History, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Researchers involved in the study set out to assess how many adults had been diagnosed with autism because earlier studies largely focused on school-age children, said Luke Grosvenor, the study's lead author and a postdoctoral fellow at Kaiser Permanente's Northern California research division.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Angelica Ferrara, lead author of the paper and postdoctoral scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University, says her preliminary research suggests that some women may spend several hours a week managing the emotional and social well-being of the men in their lives.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Since completing his doctoral work, England now studies animal vision (opens a new tab) as a postdoctoral researcher with Berlin’s Natural History Museum.
—quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Postdoctoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoctoral. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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