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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Yan Wen, a postdoctoral research scientist in electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee, contributed to this article.
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Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Yan Wen, a postdoctoral research scientist in electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee, contributed to this article.
—Fangxing Fran Li, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
The collaboration between museums also comes with a four-year postdoctoral fellowship funded by the Huo Family Foundation, which was funded by prominent arts philanthropist Yan Huo in 2009.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 May 2026
During the blaze, Alireza Namayandeh, a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, collected samples of the smoke at a Pasadena park within the plume, using a device that filters and separates the particles.
—Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026
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Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Yan Wen, a postdoctoral research scientist in electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee, contributed to this article.
—Fangxing Fran Li, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
The collaboration between museums also comes with a four-year postdoctoral fellowship funded by the Huo Family Foundation, which was funded by prominent arts philanthropist Yan Huo in 2009.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 May 2026
During the blaze, Alireza Namayandeh, a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, collected samples of the smoke at a Pasadena park within the plume, using a device that filters and separates the particles.
—Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026
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“Postdoctoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoctoral. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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