Intramural Research Program Personnel Demographics (End FY16)
IRP Principal Investigators by Gender
| Intramural Professional Designation (IPD) | Total | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Investigator (including NIH Distinguished Investigators)1 | 835 | 185 (22%) | 650 (78%) |
| Investigator (Tenure-Track)1 | 218 | 84 (38%) | 134 (62%) |
| Senior Clinician1 | 24 | 8 (33%) | 16 (67%) |
| Senior Scientist1 | 42 | 12 (29%) | 30 (71%) |
| Assistant Clinical Investigator1 | 30 | 11 (37%) | 19 (63%) |
IRP Non-Principal Investigators by Gender
| Intramural Professional Designation (IPD) | Total | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Clinician2,3 | 203 | 102 (50%) | 101 (50%) |
| Staff Scientist2,3 | 1,398 | 518 (37%) | 880 (63%) |
| Clinical Fellow/Senior CF2 | 269 | 142 (53%) | 127 (47%) |
| Research Fellow/Senior RF2 | 536 | 230 (43%) | 306 (57%) |
IRP Principal Investigators by Race/Ethnicity
| IPD | White/Not Hispanic | Am. Indian/ Alaska Native | Black/Not Hispanic | Hispanic | Asian/Pacific Islander | Foreign Nationals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sr. Inv. (incl. NDI)1 | 653 (78%) | 1 (0.1%) | 13 (1.6%) | 29 (3.5%) | 134 (16%) | 5 (0.6%) | 835 |
| Inv.1 | 139 (64%) | 1 (0.5%) | 6 (2.7%) | 10 (4.6%) | 54 (25%) | 8 (4%) | 218 |
| Sr. Clinician1 | 19 (79%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (8%) | 3 (13%) | 0 | 24 |
| Sr. Scientist1 | 36 (86%) | 0 | 2 (5%) | 0 | 4 (9%) | 0 | 42 |
| Asst. Clin. Inv.1 | 20 (67%) | 0 | 3* (<10%) *1 mix race | 1 (3%) | 6* (<20%) *1 mix race | 1 (3%) | 30 |
Non-FTE Trainee Demographics4
| Trainee Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Postdoctoral IRTA/CRTA | 889 |
| Postdoctoral VF | 1,396 |
| Predoctoral IRTA/CRTA (graduate/medical/dental long-term students) | 304 |
| Predoctoral VF (graduate students) | 76 |
| Postbaccalaureate IRTA/CRTA (includes Bach. CRTA) | 1,185 |
| Technical IRTA (includes Master’s CRTA) | 85 |
| Student, Short-Term (summer5, medical/dental, pre-Bac CRTA, etc.) | 1,364 |
Note: IRTA/CRTA are U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents; VFs are Foreign Nationals (on visa, non-U.S. citizens and non-U.S. permanent residents)
Data Source:
1 Office of Intramural Research (OIR), 10/1/2016.
2 Human Resources data in NIH nVision, 9/28/2016.
3 NIH nVision contains IPD information only for appointments under Title 42. Thus, Staff Clinician and Staff Scientist numbers do not include those with appointments under Title 5, Title 38, or the PHS Commissioned Corps.
4 NIH nVision – Fellowship Payment System, 9/28/2016.
5 Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE), OIR.
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