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

: postdoctoral

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Noun
But immigration experts, academics, and advocates for students and postdocs told STAT’s Jonathan Wosen that the stricter policy will harm the nation’s scientific standing. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 29 July 2026 The funding advances fundamental science research by supporting faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and fostering inter-institutional collaboration through conferences and workshops. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Adjective
The long-term implications of these barriers could be grim, especially because more than half of the country’s postdoc scholars in science, technology, engineering and math, and around a third of the country’s graduate students, are visa holders. — Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026 My postdoc prospects after finishing a doctorate in physics at Harvard were in Europe. — Vineer Bhansali, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 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

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The first known use of postdoc was in 1942

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