postdoctoral

American  

[pohst-dok-ter-uhl] / poʊstˈdɒk tər əl /

adjective

1. of or relating to study or professional work undertaken after the receipt of a doctorate.

   postdoctoral courses.

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postdoctoral British  

/ pəʊstˈdɒktərəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or designating studies, research, or professional work above the level of a doctorate

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Etymology

Origin of postdoctoral

1935–40; post- + doctoral ( def. )

Example Sentences

It has been a yearslong journey for Weedbrook, who founded the company nearly a decade ago while conducting postdoctoral research at the University of Toronto.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

"Imagine TRPM8 as a microscopic thermometer inside your body," said Hyuk-Joon Lee, a postdoctoral fellow in Seok-Yong Lee's laboratory at Duke University.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

To test their explanation, researchers led by former UMD postdoctoral associate Esteban Wright conducted laboratory experiments at UMD's Institute for Physical Science and Technology.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Reese Richardson, a postdoctoral fellow in Amaral's laboratory, is the study's first author.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Margaret called each member of the Gey lab’s staff, including a postdoctoral student who’d just flown in on a red-eye from Europe.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot