Applied AI Researcher jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 30 job postings with the title “Applied AI Researcher” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand up 14% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17

Postings · last 90 days
30
Demand vs prior month
up 14% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Dublin

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+How many Applied AI Researcher jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 30 job postings with the title “Applied AI Researcher” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand up 14% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills do Applied AI Researcher jobs require?

Across Applied AI Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Python, model training, knowledge representation, Reinforcement learning, NLP.

+Which cities are hiring the most Applied AI Researcher?

As of 2026-05-17, Applied AI Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Dublin, San Francisco, Bengaluru, Singapore, Tel Aviv.

+Is Applied AI Researcher a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 30 Applied AI Researcher postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand up 14% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Applied AI Researcher postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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Weekly Applied AI Researcher postings — last 90 days

Skills most often required for Applied AI Researcher

NamePostingsShare
Python1010.1%
model training1010.1%
knowledge representation88.1%
Reinforcement learning88.1%
NLP77.1%
LLMs77.1%
GenAI66.1%
computer vision66.1%
ModelMesh66.1%
reward modeling66.1%
multimodal understanding66.1%
model evaluation55.1%
data preprocessing55.1%
observability55.1%
domain-specific embedding models44.0%

Top metros hiring Applied AI Researcher

NamePostingsShare
Dublin525.0%
San Francisco525.0%
Bengaluru210.0%
Singapore210.0%
Tel Aviv210.0%
Amsterdam15.0%
Brazil15.0%
Khartoum North15.0%
New York City15.0%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Applied AI Researcher”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).

role
Applied AI Researcher
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-05-17
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index