1. A scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree
   "The postdoc spent two years conducting research in the university's physics lab";
   - post doc
    
2. A grant that funds postdoctoral study or research
   "She received a prestigious postdoc fellowship to continue her research";
   - postdoctoral, post doc

Derived forms: postdocs, post docs

Type of: grant-in-aid, investigator, research worker, researcher, scholar, scholarly person

Encyclopedia: Postdoc