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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Yakovenko is a postdoctoral researcher of environmental geosciences at the university.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
In a recent study, a team at my lab led by Tristan Yates, now a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University, used this method to discover that the infant hippocampus can store memories beginning around one year of age.
—Nick Turk-Browne, Scientific American, 28 July 2025
The postdoctoral scholar in her lab is a foreign national from Nepal.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 July 2025
Schultz said Scripps Research would be establishing a postdoctoral fellowship in Javahishvili’s name to honor his contributions to science and medicine.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
In a recent study, a team at my lab led by Tristan Yates, now a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University, used this method to discover that the infant hippocampus can store memories beginning around one year of age.
—Nick Turk-Browne, Scientific American, 28 July 2025
The postdoctoral scholar in her lab is a foreign national from Nepal.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 July 2025
Schultz said Scripps Research would be establishing a postdoctoral fellowship in Javahishvili’s name to honor his contributions to science and medicine.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
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 7 Aug. 2025.
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