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postdoc

/ˈpoʊstˌdɒk/

postdoc noun: a postdoctoral academic research position.

Noun

postdoc (plural postdocs)

  1. (informal) A postdoctoral academic research position.
  2. (informal) Someone in such a position.
    • "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.2001 July 24, James Glanz, “To Be Young and in Search of the Higgs Boson”, in The New York Times
    • Many of the postdocs are almost 40 before they start their first permanent positions and begin saving for retirement.2001 August 21, Jennifer 8. Lee, “Postdoc Trail: Long and Filled With Pitfalls”, in The New York Times

Forms of postdoc

pluralpostdocs

Origin of postdoc

Clipping of postdoctoral.

Questions about postdoc

What does postdoc mean?
Postdoc means a postdoctoral academic research position.
What part of speech is postdoc?
Postdoc is a noun.
How do you pronounce postdoc?
Postdoc is pronounced /ˈpoʊstˌdɒk/.
What is the plural of postdoc?
The plural of postdoc is postdocs.

Words near postdoc in the dictionary

  1. postdistress
  2. postdistribution
  3. postdive
  4. postdivestiture
  5. postdivorce
  6. postdoc
  7. postdocs
  8. postdoctoral
  9. postdoctorally
  10. postdoctorals
  11. postdoctorate

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