Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Postdoctoral.
- noun A postdoctoral program of study.
- noun A grant or award funding postdoctoral study or research.
- noun A postdoctoral scholar or researcher.
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- noun informal A
postdoctoral academic research position . - noun informal Someone in such a position.
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- noun a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research
- noun a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree
Etymologies
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Examples
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In case you are wondering, postdoc is short for “post-doctoral researcher”, which means that you have a doctorate, but are still working under a more senior scientist or academic, usually a professor at a research institution.
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In case you are wondering, postdoc is short for “post-doctoral researcher”, which means that you have a doctorate, but are still working under a more senior scientist or academic, usually a professor at a research institution.
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The LMB was an amazing place to do science, and, as many people have remarked before me, a postdoc is the very best time to do science.
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I know a lot of it is down to the fact that I'm an inexperienced junior faculty but I thought there would have been more due to the economic situation - particularly as Really Big U pays NIH rates and postdocs here are administratively treated as junior faculty which means awesome benefits ... both of which are rare in postdoc circles.
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Doesn't seem like a research postdoc is going to be in your plans then, huh!??
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If the postdoc is smart and creative, this is probably a win/win situation.
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In this scenario, the postdoc is left to fend for him - or herself.
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If the postdoc is smart and creative, this is probably a win/win situation.
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The interesting thing about being a postdoc is that it's at least your second time experiencing everything.
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The interesting thing about being a postdoc is that it's at least your second time experiencing everything.
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