postdoc

[ pohst-dok ]

noun

1. a postdoctoral award or scholar.

adjective

1. postdoctoral.

Word History and Origins

Origin of postdoc¹

First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening

Example Sentences

But when the postdoc remarked that she thought the objects’ outline resembled the vaulted ceilings in cathedrals, the name stuck.

From Science Magazine

Living on the ice alongside the algae, postdoc Laura Perini from the Department of Environmental Science at Aarhus University and her colleagues, have found giant viruses.

From Science Daily

"By controlling these dipolar interactions, we hope to create new quantum states and phases of matter," said co-author and Columbia postdoc Ian Stevenson.

From Science Daily

Previously such a document was required only for postdocs.

From Science Magazine

MIT postdoc Jingjing Wu is the lead author of the paper.

From Science Daily