What is academic degree after PhD?

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Solution 1

In general, a PhD is the highest degree you can get. A postdoc is simply a research position that is not permanent, i.e. no fixed contract or tenure. There are some exceptions, for example in the German system where you can get your Habilitation, which is a degree after you get your PhD. But in most systems there is nothing beyond a PhD in terms of degrees.

Solution 2

Many countries have higher degrees than the PhD.

In the UK, there's

  • Litt.D Doctor of Letters / Literature
  • DSc Doctor of Science
  • LL.d Doctor of Laws
  • D.D. Doctor of Divinity

Each of these typically requires the submission of a body of work - a research portfolio - together with a critique of the work. Or they may be awarded as honorary degrees; see the links above for the requirements for the degrees from the University of East Anglia (Litt.D, DSc, LL.d), and the University of Oxford (D.D.), accordingly.

A post-doc is just an academic research job that's typically done after attaining a PhD. It's not a degree in its own right

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  • Uranchimeg
    Uranchimeg over 1 year

    Does your country have any academic degrees after the PhD? If yes, what is it called and how graduating this degree?

    Additionally, what is a Post-Doc? Is it a degree or something else? I have seen some people refer to a post-doc in their CV as they would a degree. Is this acceptable?

    • Admin
      Admin over 10 years
      I'm closing your main question as it's a duplicate of a previous one. As for your question concerning what is a postdoc, you can have a look at: academia.stackexchange.com/q/2173/102
  • Uranchimeg
    Uranchimeg over 10 years
    Thanks for your answer. In our home country we have it. In Mongolia is so called Doctor of Science (ScD). PhD and ScD is very different degree by our rule.
  • Uranchimeg
    Uranchimeg over 10 years
    Thanks for answer. It was interesting to read about different Doctor degrees in different country.
  • Uranchimeg
    Uranchimeg over 10 years
    Thanks for very detailed answer. I am agree with you that Professor is academic person who have own space in any kind of science research field.
  • David Richerby
    David Richerby over 8 years
    This doesn't answer the quesstion. It's also restricted to the UK; other countries use different terms and/or use some of these terms in different ways. It also seems to be based on a misunderstanding: you say that a reader is employed "not so much to lecture" but even lecturers spend the majority of their time on research at the older, research-based universities. I've never heard of a "master lecturer".