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
Examples of postdoctoral in a Sentence
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The union represents teaching assistants, tutors, researchers and postdoctoral scholars.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Vayu Hill-Maini, a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley and lead author of the paper, sees his work as the logical 21st-century extension of that age-old domestication campaign.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2024
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Vayu Hill-Maini, a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley and lead author of the paper, sees his work as the logical 21st-century extension of that age-old domestication campaign.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for postdoctoral
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“Postdoctoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoctoral. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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