Postdoc vs. Dissertation

Postdocnoun

(informal) A postdoctoral academic research position.

Postdocnoun

(informal) Someone in such a position.

Postdocnoun

a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research

Postdocnoun

a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree

Dissertationnoun

A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree; a thesis.

Dissertationnoun

A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.

Dissertationnoun

A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written; a disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as, Dissertations on the Prophecies.

Dissertationnoun

a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree