Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun post_doc

2 senses of post doc

Sense 1
postdoctoral, postdoc, post doc -- (a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research)
       => grant-in-aid -- (a grant to a person or school for some educational project)

Sense 2
postdoc, post doc -- (a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree)
       => scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student -- (a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines)
       => research worker, researcher, investigator -- (a scientist who devotes himself to doing research)