postdoctoral
Beyond the doctorate
Postdoctoral describes academic work or positions held after completing a doctoral degree.
A postdoctoral researcher or fellow continues training under supervision before seeking permanent faculty positions.
The term often shortens to postdoc as both adjective and noun: She's doing a postdoc at Stanford.
The postdoc phase typically lasts two to four years.
Mutual goodwill among companions
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- researcherOne who studies systematically
associate · fellow · hire · opening · vacancy · term · stint · funding
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- publicationIssued written material
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- findingsConclusions from investigation
hypothesis · investigation · fieldwork · collaboration · co-author · project · proposal · manuscript
Skill from extensive practice
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- fieldArea of specialty
- nicheRecessed wall space
- focusConcentrated attention point
PhD · dissertation · advanced · training · qualification · skillset · subspecialty · interdisciplinary
Higher education institution
- facultyInherent power or ability
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- instituteEstablish or scholarly organization
- tenure-trackPre-permanence academic appointment
professor · lecturer · CV · interview · teaching · seminar · colloquium · conference
One who directs workers
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- PIInvestigator abbreviation
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
independence · collaboration · feedback · networking · recommendation · sponsorship · skill-building · transition
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- placementPutting somewhere specific
researcher · associate · fellow · hire · opening · vacancy · term · stint · funding · grant
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- publicationIssued written material
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
findings · hypothesis · investigation · fieldwork · collaboration · co-author · project · proposal · manuscript · journal
expertise
Skill from extensive practice
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- fieldArea of specialty
- nicheRecessed wall space
focus · PhD · dissertation · advanced · training · qualification · skillset · subspecialty · interdisciplinary · cross-disciplinary
university
Higher education institution
- facultyInherent power or ability
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- instituteEstablish or scholarly organization
tenure-track · professor · lecturer · CV · interview · teaching · seminar · colloquium · conference · symposium
supervisor
One who directs workers
training · independence · collaboration · feedback · networking · recommendation · sponsorship · skill-building · transition
- academicscholarly, academic, intellectual, erudite, learned
- grad schooldissertation, thesis committee, PhD program, graduate school, graduate student
postdoctoralpredoctoral
Before doctoral degree completion
tenured · full professor · undergraduate · emeritus · endowed chair
- postdoctoral fellowResearcher after doctorate