postdoctoral

[US]/pəʊs(t)'dɒkt(ə)r(ə)l/
[UK]/ˌpost'dɑktərəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. relating to a period of advanced academic research or study undertaken by a person who has completed their doctoral studies.
Word Forms
Pluralpostdoctorals

Phrases & Collocations

postdoctoral research

postdoctoral fellow

postdoctoral position

postdoctoral scholar

Example Sentences

After three of postdoctoral study at UCSD, he went to Germany in 1978 to work at the Max-Planck-Institute for Aeronomy (now MPI for Solar System Research).

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