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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Graduate students and postdoctoral trainees are the lifeblood of biomedical research.
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Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Nieder is now a postdoctoral investigator with the T. Aran Mooney Lab at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Judge orders Trump not to deport Georgetown postdoctoral student and visa holder.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
While identifying themselves, the agents told the postdoctoral fellow that the government had revoked his visa, the court document says, per the outlet.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Nieder is now a postdoctoral investigator with the T. Aran Mooney Lab at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Judge orders Trump not to deport Georgetown postdoctoral student and visa holder.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
While identifying themselves, the agents told the postdoctoral fellow that the government had revoked his visa, the court document says, per the outlet.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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