postdoctoral
nounEtymology From post- + doctoral.
1
Synonym of postdoc.
postdoctoral
adjUK /pəʊs(t)ˈdɒkt(ə)r(ə)l/
Etymology From post- + doctoral.
1
After receiving a doctorate; especially of academic research or study beyond the level of a doctoral degree.
- When Dr. Michael Dugan took his first postdoctoral research appointment in 1985, he considered it a steppingstone to a permanent theoretical physics post on a college faculty.2001 August 21, Jennifer 8. Lee, “Postdoc Trail: Long and Filled With Pitfalls”, in The New York Times:
- Derived terms
- postdoctorally
- Hypernyms
- doctoral