Intramural Research Program Personnel Demographics (End FY23)
IRP Principal Investigators by Gender
| Intramural Professional Designation (IPD) | Total | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Investigator (including NIH Distinguished Investigators)1 | 779 | 212 (27%) | 567 (73%) |
| Investigator (Tenure-Track)1 | 232 | 105 (45%) | 127 (55%) |
| Senior Clinician1 | 37 | 17 (46%) | 20 (54%) |
| Senior Scientist1 | 40 | 12 (30%) | 28 (70%) |
| Assistant Clinical Investigator1 | 37 | 19 (51%) | 18 (49%) |
IRP Non-Principal Investigators by Gender
| Intramural Professional Designation (IPD) | Total | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Clinician2 | 324 | 185 (57%) | 139 (43%) |
| Staff Scientist2 | 1,693 | 660 (39%) | 1,033 (61%) |
| Clinical Fellow/Senior CF3 | 261 | 130 (50%) | 131 (50%) |
| Research Fellow/Senior RF3 | 456 | 216 (47%) | 240 (53%) |
IRP Lab/Branch Chiefs (or Equivalents) by Gender7
| Females | Males | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 51 (31%) | 112 (69%) | 163 |
IRP Principal Investigators by Race/Ethnicity
| IPD | Not Hispanic | Hispanic | Unknown / Undeclared | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Am. Indian / Alaska Native | Black | Asian | Two or More Races | ||||
| Sr. Inv. (incl. NDI)1 | 566 (73%) [3 Foreign Nationals] | 1 (0.1%) | 14 (1.8%) | 163 (21%) [1 Foreign Nationals] | 1 (0.1%) | 33 (4%) | 1 (0.1%) | 779 |
| Inv.1 | 123 (53%) [11 Foreign Nationals] | 0 | 19 (8%) [1 Foreign National] | 64 (28%) [11 Foreign Nationals] | 2 (1%) | 22 (9%) [3 Foreign Nationals] | 2 (1%) | 232 |
| Sr. Clinician1 | 27 (73%) | 0 | 2 (5%) | 5 (14%) | 0 | 3 (8%) | 0 | 37 |
| Sr. Scientist1 | 31 (78%) | 0 | 4 (10%) | 4 (10%) | 0 | 1 (2%) | 0 | 40 |
| Asst. Clin. Inv.1 | 21 (57%) [2 Foreign Nationals] | 0 | 1 (3%) | 14 (38%) [2 Foreign Nationals] | 0 | 1 (3%) | 0 | 37 |
IRP Lab/Branch Chiefs (or Equivalents) by Race/Ethnicity7
| Not Hispanic | Hispanic | Unknown / Undeclared | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Am. Indian / Alaska Native | Black | Asian | Two or More Races | |||
| 137 (84%) | 1 (0.6%) | 2 (1%) | 15 (9%) | 0 | 8 (5%) | 0 | 163 |
Non-FTE Trainee Demographics4
| Trainee Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Total (IRTA/CRTA and VF) | 2,119 |
| Postdoctoral IRTA/CRTA | 727 (34%) |
| Postdoctoral VF | 1,392 (66%) |
| Predoctoral Total (IRTA/CRTA and VF) | 474 |
| Predoctoral IRTA/CRTA (graduate/medical/dental long-term students) | 395 (83%) |
| Predoctoral VF (graduate students) | 79 (17%) |
| Postbaccalaureate IRTA/CRTA (includes Bach. CRTA) | 1,688 |
| Master’s CRTA | 44 |
| Student, Short-Term (summer5, medical/dental, pre-Bac CRTA, etc.) | 1,0506 |
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), 9/30/2023.
2 OIR Dashboard: Human Resources data in nVision plus verification/correction from ICs and OIR, 9/29/2023. 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, 9/29/2023.
4 NIH nVision - Fellowship Payment System, 9/28/2023.
5 Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE), OIR.
6 1,012 of these were summer interns through the Summer Internship Program (SIP), in person at NIH facilities again after the pandemic.
7 Office of Intramural Research (OIR); Lab/Branch Chief (or equivalent, but not SD or CD unless also L/B Chief) are only those who have other PIs in the Lab/Branch beside themselves and were permanent, not only acting, in FY23.
This page was last updated on Thursday, November 16, 2023