Official List of Approved Intramural Professional Designations (IPDs)

Below is the official list of approved Intramural Professional Designations (IPDs):

• Senior Investigator
• Investigator
• Senior Clinician
• Senior Scientist
• Assistant Clinical Investigator
• Staff Clinician
• Staff Scientist
• Senior Research Assistant / Research Assistant
• Adjunct Investigator
• Scientist Emeritus
• Postdoctoral Fellow ( Intramural Research Training Award [IRTA] or Visting Fellow [VF] )
• Pre-Doctoral Fellow ( Intramural Research Training Award [IRTA] or Visting Fellow [VF] )
• Post-Baccalaureate Fellow ( Intramural Research Training Award [IRTA] )
• Technical Fellow ( Intramural Research Training Award [IRTA] )
• ORISE Senior Fellow (Note: This mechanism and IPD are no longer available through OIR. However, ORISE/ORAU do have programs to place such outside individuals temporarily at NIH on contract, as this was. Please contact your principal AO for additional information.)
• Senior Clinical Fellow
• Clinical Fellow
• Senior Research Fellow
• Research Fellow
• Student Opportunities