AI Research Scientist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-27, Skillenai has indexed 5 job postings with the title “AI Research Scientist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is PyTorch.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-27
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+How many AI Research Scientist jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 5 job postings with the title “AI Research Scientist” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27.
+What skills do AI Research Scientist jobs require?
Across AI Research Scientist postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27, the skills mentioned most often are PyTorch, JAX, reinforcement learning, Python, DPO.
+Which cities are hiring the most AI Research Scientist?
As of 2026-08-27, AI Research Scientist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, Bellevue, Fort-de-France.
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Weekly AI Research Scientist postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for AI Research Scientist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| PyTorch | 4 | 80.0% |
| JAX | 3 | 60.0% |
| reinforcement learning | 3 | 60.0% |
| Python | 2 | 40.0% |
| DPO | 2 | 40.0% |
| evaluation benchmarks | 1 | 20.0% |
| team management | 1 | 20.0% |
| large-scale model training | 1 | 20.0% |
| Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) | 1 | 20.0% |
| agentic architectures | 1 | 20.0% |
| natural language processing | 1 | 20.0% |
| multi-agent collaboration | 1 | 20.0% |
| LLM | 1 | 20.0% |
| training paradigms | 1 | 20.0% |
| planning | 1 | 20.0% |
Top metros hiring AI Research Scientist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 3 | 60.0% |
| Bellevue | 1 | 20.0% |
| Fort-de-France | 1 | 20.0% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27, matching postings whose canonical role is “AI Research Scientist”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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