Intramural Research Program Personnel Demographics (End FY24)
IRP Principal Investigators by Gender
| Intramural Professional Designation (IPD) | Total | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Investigator (including NIH Distinguished Investigators)1 | 769 | 221 (29%) | 549 (71%) |
| Investigator (Tenure-Track)1 | 232 | 114 (49%) | 118 (51%) |
| Senior Clinician1 | 41 | 19 (46%) | 22 (54%) |
| Senior Scientist1 | 43 | 13 (30%) | 30 (70%) |
| Assistant Clinical Investigator1 | 32 | 13 (41%) | 19 (59%) |
IRP Non-Principal Investigators by Gender
| Intramural Professional Designation (IPD) | Total | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Clinician2 | 323 | 185 (57%) | 138 (42%) |
| Staff Scientist2 | 1,766 | 696 (39%) | 1,070 (61%) |
| Clinical Fellow/Senior CF3 | 262 | 145 (55%) | 117 (45%) |
| Research Fellow/Senior RF3 | 483 | 229 (47%) | 254 (53%) |
IRP Lab/Branch Chiefs (or Equivalents) by Gender7
| Females | Males | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 43 (30%) | 142 (70%) | 145 |
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 | 546 (71%) [2 Foreign Nationals] | 1 (0.1%) | 16 (2%) | 167 (22%) [1 Foreign National] | 1 (0.1%) | 37 (5%) | 1 (0.1%) | 769 |
| Inv.1 | 117 (50%) [10 Foreign Nationals] | 0 | 22 (9%) [1 Foreign National] | 64 (28%) [7 Foreign Nationals] | 4 (2%) | 23 (10%) [3 Foreign Nationals] | 2 (1%) | 232 |
| Sr. Clinician1 | 30 (73%) | 0 | 3 (7%) | 5 (12%) | 0 | 3 (7%) | 0 | 41 |
| Sr. Scientist1 | 34 (79%) | 0 | 4 (9%) | 4 (9%) | 0 | 1 (2%) | 0 | 43 |
| Asst. Clin. Inv.1 | 16 (50%) [1 Foreign National] | 0 | 2 (6%) | 12 (38%) [2 Foreign Nationals] | 0 | 2 (6%) | 0 | 32 |
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 | |||
| 121 (83%) | 1 (0.6%) | 2 (1.4%) | 14 (10%) | 0 | 7 (5%) | 0 | 145 |
Non-FTE Trainee Demographics4
| Trainee Type | Total (5,299; 4,292 w/o Summer students) |
|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Total (IRTA/CRTA and VF) | 2,181 |
| Postdoctoral IRTA/CRTA | 708 (32%) |
| Postdoctoral VF | 1,473 (68%) |
| Predoctoral Total (IRTA/CRTA and VF) | 448 |
| Predoctoral IRTA/CRTA (graduate/medical/dental long-term students) | 361 (81%) |
| Predoctoral VF (graduate students) | 87 (19%) |
| Postbaccalaureate IRTA/CRTA (includes Bach. CRTA) | 1,605 |
| Master’s CRTA | 24 |
| Student, Short-Term (summer5, medical/dental, pre-Bac CRTA, etc.) | 1,0416 |
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), 9/30/2024.
2 OIR Dashboard: Human Resources data in nVision plus verification/correction from ICs and OIR, 9/30/2024. 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, 9/27/2024.
4 NIH nVision - Fellowship Payment System, 9/27/2024.
5 Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE), OIR.
6 1,007 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 even if also L/B Chief) are only those who have other PIs in the Lab/Branch beside themselves and were permanent, not only acting, in FY24.
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