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Does "postdoc" job title matter?

I accepted a position to start after my doctorate and now I'm a little antsy about whether anyone will care about the job title when it comes time to apply to more permanent positions. The original posted title was like "Statistician/Research Analyst" and it encouraged but did not require a doctorate. The PI and I talked about my goals and it being a postdoc for me, the PI set the position to pay the standard postdoc salary for the lab, and it is term-limited and grant-funded. I accepted this position because, compared to other offers I got, it's closer to my interests and there's a much bigger opportunity to publish a lot. 

Will anyone care that the word "Postdoctoral" isn't in front of the job title? Is there anything for me to put on my CV to make this look better? I've seen some people who mention they have titles like "Research Scientist" or "Research Associate" as postdocs (without that specific title) in positions requiring or encouraging a PhD, but I'm kind of getting in my head about the eventual job applications if I stay in academia.
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It doesn't, as 'postdoctoral XXX' often isn't proper job title to begin with. Depending on the country, institution, department, and funding source, the title is often something like 'XXX assistant professor', 'XXX researcher' or even 'XXX staff', perhaps including 'special', 'temporary', 'visiting' etc. to indicate that it's not a full position.

The exact format of the CV is up to you, but if you list it as postdoctoral research without the exact title people will know what it means.