postdoc

1 of 2

noun

post·​doc ˈpōs(t)-ˌdäk How to pronounce postdoc (audio)
: one engaged in postdoctoral study or research

postdoc

2 of 2

adjective

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Noun
At our university alone, more than 20 faculty, students, postdocs and research staff have worked on DESI over the past decade. Ashley Ross, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025 Temporary visa holders are 71.3% of the postdocs in biological and biosystems engineering, 70.1% in biotechnology, 68.3% in biophysics, 68.1% in biomedical sciences, 66.1% in oncology and cancer research and 60.9% in biochemistry. Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Nieder, who is now a postdoc investigator in biology at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, said more research is needed to confirm whether rig sharks make sounds under natural conditions without human interference. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025 With reporting by Jon Cohen. Clarification, 24 February, 3 p.m.: This article has been clarified to indicate that the NIH postdoc program has been suspended, not closed. Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for postdoc

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1964, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of postdoc was in 1942

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“Postdoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdoc. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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