AI Research Scientist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-07-01, Skillenai has indexed 75 job postings with the title “AI Research Scientist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is PyTorch, with demand down 13% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-01
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+How many AI Research Scientist jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 75 job postings with the title “AI Research Scientist” over the 90 days ending 2026-07-01, with demand down 13% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do AI Research Scientist jobs require?
Across AI Research Scientist postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-01, the skills mentioned most often are PyTorch, Python, deep learning, computer vision, machine learning.
+Which cities are hiring the most AI Research Scientist?
As of 2026-07-01, AI Research Scientist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, Menlo Park, Beijing, Bellevue, London.
+Is AI Research Scientist a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 75 AI Research Scientist postings over the 90 days ending 2026-07-01, with demand down 13% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in AI Research Scientist postings is PyTorch, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly AI Research Scientist postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for AI Research Scientist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| PyTorch | 45 | 60.0% |
| Python | 43 | 57.3% |
| deep learning | 21 | 28.0% |
| computer vision | 19 | 25.3% |
| machine learning | 19 | 25.3% |
| Reinforcement learning | 18 | 24.0% |
| fine-tuning | 16 | 21.3% |
| TensorFlow | 13 | 17.3% |
| JAX | 12 | 16.0% |
| Generative AI | 11 | 14.7% |
| data pipelines | 9 | 12.0% |
| RLHF | 9 | 12.0% |
| natural language processing (NLP) | 8 | 10.7% |
| post-training | 7 | 9.3% |
| Natural language processing | 6 | 8.0% |
Top metros hiring AI Research Scientist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 7 | 9.3% |
| Menlo Park | 6 | 8.0% |
| Beijing | 5 | 6.7% |
| Bellevue | 4 | 5.3% |
| London | 4 | 5.3% |
| San Francisco | 4 | 5.3% |
| Sunnyvale | 4 | 5.3% |
| Burlingame | 2 | 2.7% |
| Madrid | 2 | 2.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-01, 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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