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postdoc Definition

post·doc (pōstdäk′)

noun

  1. a person engaged in postdoctoral research, study, etc.
  2. a fellowship or position for postdoctoral work
postdoc Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • year: Often within the timecourse of, say, a three year postdoc project, the corporate partner's strategy and priorities may change.

Adjective modifier

  • former: Much of my work in this area has been conducted in collaboration with Rinaldo Poli, and with his former postdoc, Kevin Smith.

Modifies a noun

  • position: These could be the basis for a PhD or postdoc position, click on the image or see the descriptions above.
  • research: He moved back briefly to SAAO before taking a postdoc research job at the Univ of Ohio, USA.
  • researcher: Papers whose sole or main author is a young researcher and in particular, postgraduate student or postdoc researcher are especially welcome.
  • work: I did my PhD and postdoc work in the Department of Physics, and maintain several collaborations with people over there.
  • rep: If there any any issues you'd like to bring up, please contact the postdoc rep for your institute ( listed below ).
  • project: Past projects Note that work is generally continuing on the postdoc projects, even tho the period of funding has now ended.

Preposition: in

  • group: Description of Research I am a postdoc in the group of Carol Robinson.