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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Jason Harris, who serves as the associate dean for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at Purdue, stated that the experience provided by the Alpha-E equips students with the technical skills necessary for the evolving energy sector.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
Chopra holds a doctorate in clinical health psychology and completed a double postdoctoral fellowship at both the University of California at Los Angeles and Cedars Sinai Medical Center.
—Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2026
Ian Anderson is a postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology.
—Ian Anderson, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2026
The study adds to a growing body of evidence that eukaryotic cells originated in oxygen-containing coastal environments, said Daniel Brady Mills, postdoctoral researcher in the Institute of Molecular Evolution at Germany’s University of Düsseldorf.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
Chopra holds a doctorate in clinical health psychology and completed a double postdoctoral fellowship at both the University of California at Los Angeles and Cedars Sinai Medical Center.
—Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2026
Ian Anderson is a postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology.
—Ian Anderson, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2026
The study adds to a growing body of evidence that eukaryotic cells originated in oxygen-containing coastal environments, said Daniel Brady Mills, postdoctoral researcher in the Institute of Molecular Evolution at Germany’s University of Düsseldorf.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Postdoctoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoctoral. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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