Associateship Programs at National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The NIH Research Associateship Program in Biomedical Research is designed primarily for individuals who have less than five years of relevant research experience since receipt of the doctoral degree.

These awards, called Postdoctoral Research Associateships, are made initially for one year and may be extended to a second and third year, depending on an annual review of an Associate’s research activities and the availability of resources at NIH.

The NIH also confers a number of Senior Research Associateships, which are awarded only to applicants who have held the doctorate five years or more at the time of application or are recognized as established investigators in their specialized fields.

Although awards to Senior Research Associates are usually for one year, awards for periods of three months or longer may be considered.

Opportunities at NIH are open to all citizens of the United States and to citizens of other countries who have full command of the English language.

The Laboratory Program Representative is a professional staff member of NIH who is responsible for managing its Research Associateship program and for assisting an Associate with all administrative aspects of tenure:

Dr. Patricia M. Sokolove
Deputy Director
Office of Intramural Training & Education, NIH>
Building 2, Room 2W23, MSC 0240
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0240
Telephone: (301) 402-3889
E-Mail: sokolovp@mail.nih.gov

Prospective applicants may also contact the Program Representative if they have not received a response from the Research Adviser.

The NRC Program Administrator for NIH is:

Dr. Judith K. Nyquist
Associateship Programs
Keck 552
National Research Council
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Telephone: (202) 334-2202
E-Mail: jnyquist@nas.edu

Please direct ALL Application inquiries directly to the Research Associateship Programs at rap@nas.edu or by phone at (202) 334-2760.

An Associate receives a stipend from the Research Council while carrying out his or her proposed research. Stipends and other benefits of the Associateship award are provided by the host laboratory and administered by the Research Council on behalf of the NIH. The current annual starting stipend for a Postdoctoral Research Associate at NIH is $45,000, with increments of $2,000 for additional years of postdoctoral experience.

A starting stipend of $55,000 will be offered to Postdoctoral awardees that hold doctoral degrees in engineering, computer science, bioinformatics, chemistry, mathematics, physics, epidemiology, biostatistics, pharmacokinetics, or structural biology with increments of $2,000 for additional years of postdoctoral experience. An educational supplement of $3,000 will be offered to Postdoctoral awardees who hold an M.D. degree in addition to the Ph.D. A supplement of $2,000 will be offered to Postdoctoral awardees that hold the MPH degree in addition to the M.D. and/or Ph.D. The maximum stipend allowed is $65,000 per annum.