Postdoctoral is a job position and a period of work experience.

a postdoctoral fellow refers to a person who, after obtaining a doctorate, engages in disciplinary research in an institution of higher learning or research, usually in a postdoctoral mobile station or Post-Doctoral Research Center. It should be noted that a postdoctoral fellow is not a degree, but a work experience.

In China, getting a doctorate is a necessary condition for becoming a postdoctoral fellow. However, there are some researchers abroad who do not have a doctorate, but work as postdoctoral fellows, so postdoctoral fellows have scientific research experience.

Generally, the post-doctoral term is not long, which is considered as a transitional arrangement for engaging in scientific research. The national postdoctoral fund of China supported postdoctoral fellows for two years. Generally, there is no unified arrangement for postdoctoral students in foreign universities, and the sources of funds and the length of time are relatively flexible.

the difference between postdoctoral and doctor: postdoctoral is a job, not a student's identity. from a certain point of view, postdoctoral belongs to social personnel.

the tutor is different. Postdoctoral tutors are called postdoctoral co-tutors. They are a cooperative relationship, that is, a cooperative relationship established by engaging in a certain kind of research or specialized research on a certain topic. There is no teacher-student relationship between them, but a colleague relationship and a cooperative relationship.

After studying, the treatment and gold content are different. As mentioned earlier, postdoctoral students have neither academic qualifications nor degrees, and it is impossible for them to have academic degrees, because they are not academic education in themselves.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Postdoctoral.