postdoctorate
Post-PhD research position
Postdoctorate refers to the period of research and training that follows completion of a doctoral degree.
A postdoctorate position—often shortened to postdoc—is typically a temporary academic appointment where recent PhD recipients continue specialized research before seeking permanent faculty positions: She's doing her postdoctorate at Stanford.
The term functions as both noun and adjective: postdoctorate research, postdoctorate fellowship.
Mutual goodwill among companions
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- tenure-trackPre-permanence academic appointment
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- placementPutting somewhere specific
hire · vacancy · opening · offer · term · renewal · extension · salary
Higher education community
- tenureProtected employment status
- professorshipSenior academic post
- lectureshipAcademic teaching post
- facultyInherent power or ability
industry · transition · networking · job market · CV · portfolio · interview · references
Systematic testing of ideas
- publicationIssued written material
- dataFacts for analysis
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
analysis · innovation · discovery · methodology · collaboration · findings · study · investigation
Guidance from experienced person
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- skillsLearned competencies
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
specialization · techniques · proficiency · independence · workshops · seminars · conferences · presentations
One who studies systematically
- fellowMan or companion
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- scientistOne who studies nature
- academicRelating to education or theory
PhD holder · graduate · junior · senior · visiting · international · interdisciplinary · specialist
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- tenure-trackPre-permanence academic appointment
- contractEnforceable written agreement
placement · hire · vacancy · opening · offer · term · renewal · extension · salary · stipend
academia
Higher education community
- tenureProtected employment status
- professorshipSenior academic post
- lectureshipAcademic teaching post
faculty · industry · transition · networking · job market · CV · portfolio · interview · references · independence
experimentation
Systematic testing of ideas
- publicationIssued written material
- dataFacts for analysis
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
laboratory · analysis · innovation · discovery · methodology · collaboration · findings · study · investigation · fieldwork
mentorship
Guidance from experienced person
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- skillsLearned competencies
- developmentProgress toward maturity
apprenticeship · specialization · techniques · proficiency · independence · workshops · seminars · conferences · presentations · teaching
researcher
One who studies systematically
academic · PhD holder · graduate · junior · senior · visiting · international · interdisciplinary · specialist · expert
postdoctoratetenured professor
Faculty with permanent appointment
full professor · tenure · tenured faculty · department chair · endowed chair
postdoctorateundergraduate
Degree-seeking college student
predoctoral · freshman · high school student · graduate student · doctoral candidate
- postdoctoral fellowResearcher after doctorate