Postdoctoral researcher

How it is used

Often shortened to postdoc in job advertisements and academic conversation; the title identifies a stage after doctoral training.

Example sentences

1. The postdoctoral researcher is developing the method introduced in her doctorate.

   The research appointment follows completed doctoral training.

2. A postdoctoral researcher joined the team to lead the interview analysis.

   The title identifies career stage, not a fixed task list.

Common collocations

• appoint a postdoctoral researcher
• postdoctoral researcher position

Related terms

• PhDDoctor of Philosophy: the highest university research degree, awarded after several years of original research and a thesis.
• research assistantA person, often a graduate student, employed to help with a research project; in Turkey, also the title of early-career academic staff.

More terms: Graduate Study and Supervision

• supervisor
• postgraduate
• research proposal
• thesis defense
• grant
• thesis committee
• faculty
• qualifying exam
• coursework
• doctoral candidate
• graduate student
• doctoral supervision