post doc
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Definition
- Noun:
- A postdoctoral researcher or fellow: A scholar who holds a doctoral degree (PhD) and is engaged in temporary, supervised research or scholarly work to gain further experience and training in their academic field.
- A postdoctoral position or grant: The temporary appointment or the funding that supports advanced research or study after the completion of a doctorate.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Person):
- After earning her PhD, she secured a post doc at a prestigious university to continue her work on quantum computing.
- The lab is looking to hire a new post doc to assist with the clinical trial data analysis.
- Noun (Position/Grant):
- He was awarded a two-year post doc to study ancient manuscripts at the national library.
- Funding for her post doc comes from a government science foundation.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used informally and can be written as "postdoc." The formal, adjectival form is "postdoctoral."
- "To do a post doc": To undertake a postdoctoral research position.
- Most new PhDs in the life sciences plan to do a post doc before seeking a permanent faculty position.
Variants and Related Words
- Postdoctoral (adj): Relating to or characteristic of postdoctoral study or researchers.
- She is in a postdoctoral fellowship program.
- Postdoctorate (n/adj): A less common variant synonymous with postdoctoral.
- Postdoctoral researcher/fellow/scholar (n): More formal terms for a person in a postdoctoral role.
Synonyms
- Postdoctoral fellow/researcher: (Formal synonym for the person)
- Research associate: (A common job title for a postdoctoral researcher in some institutions)
Related Phrases
- Postdoctoral advisor/mentor: The senior researcher who supervises a post doc.
- Postdoctoral training: The period of advanced research and skill development undertaken as a post doc.
Noun
- a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree
- a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research