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Postdoc

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈpoʊstˌdɒk/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Postdoc is a noun meaning (informal) A postdoctoral academic research position.

Meaning

(informal) A postdoctoral academic research position.

More Meanings

  1. (informal) Someone in such a position.

Example Sentences

Many of the postdocs are almost 40 before they start their first permanent positions and begin saving for retirement.
"We have to sing for our supper, and that's something the young people are coming to terms with," said Dr. Robin Erbacher, 33, a postdoc at Fermilab.
Two successful applications of the CRISPR-Cas9 system in an SCN- and cell-type-specific fashion [5] will all but certainly add to the common refrain of 'just CRISPR it' (grad students and postdocs, insert groan here).

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Related dictionary entries include predoc, postgrad, postulancy, postpositional, postathon, postgraduation.

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