1. NIH Diversity Initiatives
Roland A. Owens, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Office of Intramural Research
irp.nih.gov

2. Diversity and Inclusiveness are Core Principles at the NIH
The NIH expects efforts to diversify the workforce to:
Lead to the recruitment of the most talented researchers from all groups
Improve the quality of the educational and training environment
Balance and broaden the perspective in setting research priorities
Improve the ability to recruit subjects from diverse backgrounds into clinical research protocols
Improve the Nation’s capacity to address complex biomedical problems 2

3. Trans-NIH Intramural Training Opportunities: A continuum of training and mentoring

4. Increasing Diversity in NIH Training Programs
Raise awareness and recruit (communication and outreach)
Host campus visits and tours
NIH staff present workshops at colleges and universities
Sponsor NIH Community College Day and Native American Student Visit Week (with NIGMS)
Career advice videos available online
Central funding for CCSEP, Undergraduate Scholarship Program and other diversity-focused programs
Black Scientists and Friends Regional Listserve
Resources available to NIH Intramural trainees
Extensive career development and career counseling resources
Cultural competency/diversity training as part of our teaching, mentoring, leadership and management programs
Affinity groups: NIH African-American Fellows, NIH-SACNAS, LGBT-Fellows and Friends, MOM&DADDOCS

5. Broader NIH Diversity Efforts
Appointed Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity (Hannah Valantine, M.D.)
Leading training in non-conscious bias awareness
Future Leaders scientific conference
BUILD
NRMN
Diversity Supplements
Student Loan Repayment programs

6. The Earl Stadtman Investigator Search
Annual search open to all non-tenured, doctoral-level, biomedical and behavioral researchers interested in NIH Intramural tenure-track positions.
Searching for researchers studying important problems in innovative ways
Show us your best ideas and we will see if we can find a place for you
Accepting applications each August and September
For details see
(under the Careers/Trans-NIH Scientific Recruitments tab)