postdoc

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noun

post·doc ˈpōs(t)-ˌdäk

: one engaged in postdoctoral study or research

postdoc

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Noun

Those range from bolstering K-12 science education to boosting support for young investigators and helping postdocs become independent faster—areas NIH is already working on. —

Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 1 Oct. 2024 Clipper’s lead scientists, many of whom started their careers in the 1970s or 1980s as graduate students or postdocs on Voyager or Galileo, are now at the helm. —

Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024

Adjective

Almost 90% of respondents cited pay as a major issue, which informed the group’s top recommendation: increasing the amount of a postdoc fellowship paid by the NIH called the National Research Service Award. —

Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 15 Dec. 2023 The 21-member group—comprised of NIH officials and researchers at different stages of their career—was convened in November 2022 amid reports that faculty members were struggling to fill open postdoc slots. —

Bykatie Langin, science.org, 12 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for postdoc