Intramural Research Program Personnel Demographics (End FY22)
IRP Principal Investigators by Gender
| Intramural Professional Designation (IPD) | Total | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Investigator (including NIH Distinguished Investigators)1 | 799 | 215 (27%) | 584 (73%) |
| Investigator (Tenure-Track)1 | 241 | 106 (44%) | 135 (56%) |
| Senior Clinician1 | 38 | 16 (42%) | 22 (58%) |
| Senior Scientist1 | 42 | 12 (29%) | 30 (71%) |
| Assistant Clinical Investigator1 | 38 | 20 (53%) | 18 (47%) |
IRP Non-Principal Investigators by Gender
| Intramural Professional Designation (IPD) | Total | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Clinician2 | 323 | 177 (55%) | 146 (45%) |
| Staff Scientist2 | 1,604 | 607 (38%) | 997 (62%) |
| Clinical Fellow/Senior CF3 | 276 | 135 (49%) | 141 (51%) |
| Research Fellow/Senior RF3 | 435 | 215 (49%) | 220 (51%) |
IRP Lab/Branch Chiefs (or Equivalents) by Gender7
| Females | Males | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 51 (30%) | 119 (70%) | 170 |
IRP Principal Investigators by Race/Ethnicity
| IPD | Not Hispanic | Hispanic | Unknown / Undeclared | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Am. Indian / Alaska Native | Black | Asian / Pacific Islander | Two or More Races | ||||
| Sr. Inv. (incl. NDI)1 | 591 (74%) [3 Foreign Nationals] | 1 (0.1%) | 12 (1.5%) | 158 (20%) [2 Foreign Nationals] | 1 (0.1%) | 35 (4%) | 1 (0.1%) | 799 |
| Inv.1 | 131 (54%) [11 Foreign Nationals] | 0 | 21 (9%) [1 Foreign National] | 61 (25%) [9 Foreign Nationals] | 5 (2%) | 21 (9%) [3 Foreign Nationals] | 2 (1%) | 241 |
| Sr. Clinician1 | 28 (74%) | 0 | 2 (5%) | 5 (13%) | 0 | 3 (8%) | 0 | 38 |
| Sr. Scientist1 | 32 (76%) | 0 | 4 (10%) | 6 (14%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Asst. Clin. Inv.1 | 19 (50%) [2 Foreign Nationals] | 0 | 1 (3%) | 18 (47%) [5 Foreign Nationals] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
IRP Lab/Branch Chiefs (or Equivalents) by Race/Ethnicity7
| Not Hispanic | Hispanic | Unknown / Undeclared | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Am. Indian / Alaska Native | Black | Asian / Pacific Islander | Two or More Races | |||
| 139 (82%) | 1 (0.5%) | 3 (2%) | 17 (10%) | 0 | 10 (6%) | 0 | 170 |
Non-FTE Trainee Demographics4
| Trainee Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Total (IRTA/CRTA and VF) | 2,135 |
| Postdoctoral IRTA/CRTA | 758 (36%) |
| Postdoctoral VF | 1,377 (64%) |
| Predoctoral Total (IRTA/CRTA and VF) | 387 |
| Predoctoral IRTA/CRTA (graduate/medical/dental long-term students) | 311 (80%) |
| Predoctoral VF (graduate students) | 76 (20%) |
| Postbaccalaureate IRTA/CRTA (includes Bach. CRTA) | 1,643 |
| Master’s CRTA | 32 |
| Student, Short-Term (summer5, medical/dental, pre-Bac CRTA, etc.) | 8266 |
Note: IRTA/CRTA are U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents; VFs are Foreign Nationals (on visas, non-U.S. citizens and non-U.S. permanent residents)
Data Source:
1 Office of Intramural Research (OIR), 9/30/2022.
2 OIR Dashboard: Human Resources data in nVision plus verification/correction from ICs and OIR, 9/30/2022. The OIR Dashboard includes all possible IRP pay plans: Title 42, Title 5, Title 38 and the PHS Commissioned Corps, and refreshes daily.
3 Human Resources data in nVision, 9/30/2022.
4 NIH nVision - Fellowship Payment System, 9/30/2022.
5 Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE), OIR.
6 793 of these were summer interns through the Summer Internship Program (SIP). Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 41% of these were virtual and 59% were in person.
7 OIR and Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI). Lab/Branch Chief are only those who have other PIs in the Lab/Branch beside themselves and where permanent, not only acting in FY22.
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