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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The awards, established in 2001 by Sanford Burnham Prebys supporters Mary Bradley and Reena Horowitz in honor of institute founders William and Lillian Fishman, recognize postdoctoral researchers through a competitive application process.
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La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Advanced Terrain Mapping for Robots Peng Lu, an assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong, along with his postdoctoral student Yeke Chen and other team members sought to create a robot capable of overcoming these hurdles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
Hugo Lassauce, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) in Australia, was working with the Aquarium des Lagons in Nouméa, New Caledonia, to monitor sharks off the coast of that South Pacific territory.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
The company was founded in 2023 by Sveinsson, a Columbia University graduate with a background in climate policy and innovation, and Joseph Perryman, an electrochemist who completed his postdoctoral research at Stanford University.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Advanced Terrain Mapping for Robots Peng Lu, an assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong, along with his postdoctoral student Yeke Chen and other team members sought to create a robot capable of overcoming these hurdles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
Hugo Lassauce, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) in Australia, was working with the Aquarium des Lagons in Nouméa, New Caledonia, to monitor sharks off the coast of that South Pacific territory.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
The company was founded in 2023 by Sveinsson, a Columbia University graduate with a background in climate policy and innovation, and Joseph Perryman, an electrochemist who completed his postdoctoral research at Stanford University.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Postdoctoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoctoral. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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