Associations to the word «Postdoc»

Wiktionary

POSTDOC, noun. (informal) A postdoctoral academic research position.
POSTDOC, noun. (informal) Someone in such a position.

Dictionary definition

POSTDOC, noun. A grant that funds postdoctoral study or research.
POSTDOC, noun. A scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats