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Doctorate vs Postdoc - What's the difference?

doctorate | postdoc |

As nouns the difference between doctorate and postdoc

is that doctorate is the highest degree awarded by a university faculty while postdoc is (informal) a postdoctoral academic research position.

As a verb doctorate

is (archaic|transitive) to make into a doctor.

doctorate

English

(wikipedia doctorate)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.

    • Derived terms

    * postdoctorate

    Verb

    (doctorat)
  • (archaic) To make into a doctor.
  • * Fuller
    • He was bred in Oxford and there doctorated .
    ----

    postdoc

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A postdoctoral academic research position.
  • (informal) Someone in such a position.