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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Native American oral histories refer to gambling frequently, said Robert Wiener, a postdoctoral fellow at Dartmouth University who has studied gambling and religion at Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, an ancient Puebloan center.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Nevertheless, this appendage, like the other seven, comes loaded with receptors, says Pablo Villar, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University and co-lead author of the new paper.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
With more than 100 faculty from my college concerned about funding, many postdoctoral scholars working under them faced uncertain futures.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Recently completing a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Leeds, Shai's work examined how AI mirrors human cognitive processes and raises existential questions.
—Big Think, 28 Mar. 2026
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Nevertheless, this appendage, like the other seven, comes loaded with receptors, says Pablo Villar, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University and co-lead author of the new paper.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
With more than 100 faculty from my college concerned about funding, many postdoctoral scholars working under them faced uncertain futures.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Recently completing a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Leeds, Shai's work examined how AI mirrors human cognitive processes and raises existential questions.
—Big Think, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Postdoctoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoctoral. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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