Information for FSU Postdoctoral Administrators and PIs

Definition of a Postdoctoral Appointment

(Excerpted from www.aau.edu/)

• The appointee was recently awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.) in an appropriate field; and
• the appointment is temporary; and
• the appointment involves substantially full-time research or scholarship; and
• the appointment is viewed as preparatory for a full-time academic and/or research career; and
• the appointment is not part of a clinical training program; and
• the appointee works under the supervision of a senior scholar or a department in a university or similar research institution (e.g., national laboratory, NIH, etc.); and
• the appointee has the freedom, and is expected, to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of the appointment.

For questions, contact: The Graduate School or Office of the Dean of the Faculties.

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