PhDs
Dissertation writers' rewards
PhDs is the plural of PhD, the highest academic degree awarded by universities.
The abbreviation stands for Doctor of Philosophy, though the degree exists across disciplines far beyond philosophy—from physics to psychology to literature.
Someone with a PhD has completed years of original research culminating in a dissertation: Three PhDs were on the hiring committee.
The possessive appears in phrases like a PhD's job prospects.
Extended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- defenseProtection against harm
- vivaAcclaim meaning "live"
- advisorOne who gives guidance
committee · candidacy · comprehensive exams · ABD · postdoc · tenure-track · professor · faculty
Mutual goodwill among companions
- grantBestow or award money
- stipendFixed regular payment
- assistantshipFunded academic work position
- tuition waiverExemption from academic fees
scholarship · bursary · endowment · funding · need-based · merit-based · research grant · financial aid
Senior university teacher
- postdocPost-degree research position
- tenureProtected employment status
- adjunctSubordinate addition to something
- lecturerOne who teaches formally
industry · consulting · academic job market · non-academic · overqualified · underemployed · credential inflation · publish or perish
Concentrated expertise in one field
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- expertHighly skilled practitioner
- masteryComplete skill or control
proficiency · competence · thought leader · subject matter expert · scholar · academician · intellectual · researcher
Testable proposed explanation
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- dataFacts for analysis
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- findingsConclusions from investigation
experimentation · laboratory · fieldwork · empirical · qualitative · quantitative · statistics · publication
dissertation
Extended academic treatise
advisor · committee · candidacy · comprehensive exams · ABD · postdoc · tenure-track · professor · faculty · department
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- grantBestow or award money
- stipendFixed regular payment
- assistantshipFunded academic work position
tuition waiver · scholarship · bursary · endowment · funding · need-based · merit-based · research grant · financial aid · benefactor
professor
Senior university teacher
- postdocPost-degree research position
- tenureProtected employment status
- adjunctSubordinate addition to something
lecturer · industry · consulting · academic job market · non-academic · overqualified · underemployed · credential inflation · publish or perish · campus visit
specialization
Concentrated expertise in one field
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- expertHighly skilled practitioner
mastery · proficiency · competence · thought leader · subject matter expert · scholar · academician · intellectual · researcher · specialist
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- dataFacts for analysis
- analysisMethodical study of parts
findings · experimentation · laboratory · fieldwork · empirical · qualitative · quantitative · statistics · publication · breakthrough
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
- universitiesuniversities, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge
Foundational academic training for children
primary education · dropouts · bachelor's degrees · associate degrees · undergraduate degrees
PhDsuneducated
Lacking formal instruction
unschooled · illiterate · dropouts · undereducated · untrained
PhDsapprentices
Novices learning a craft
school of hard knocks · lay people · amateurs · novices · autodidacts
- PhD programAdvanced research degree course
- PhD studentsAdvanced degree pursuers
- PhD thesisDoctoral degree requirement document
- PhD candidatePre-degree academic researcher
- PhD researchInquiry for doctoral degree
- PhD thesesResearch works for doctorates