Research Fellow jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-07-20, Skillenai has indexed 31 job postings with the title “Research Fellow” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is PyTorch, with demand down 60% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-20
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+How many Research Fellow jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 31 job postings with the title “Research Fellow” over the 90 days ending 2026-07-20, with demand down 60% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Research Fellow jobs require?
Across Research Fellow postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-20, the skills mentioned most often are PyTorch, Python, Reinforcement learning, Intrinsic Motivation, JAX.
+Which cities are hiring the most Research Fellow?
As of 2026-07-20, Research Fellow postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Singapore, San Francisco, Seattle, Amherst, New York City.
+Is Research Fellow a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 31 Research Fellow postings over the 90 days ending 2026-07-20, with demand down 60% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Research Fellow postings is PyTorch, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Research Fellow postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Research Fellow
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| PyTorch | 7 | 22.6% |
| Python | 6 | 19.4% |
| Reinforcement learning | 5 | 16.1% |
| Intrinsic Motivation | 4 | 12.9% |
| JAX | 4 | 12.9% |
| post-training methods | 3 | 9.7% |
| distributed training | 3 | 9.7% |
| benchmarking | 3 | 9.7% |
| Discourse analysis | 3 | 9.7% |
| evaluation | 3 | 9.7% |
| focus groups | 3 | 9.7% |
| Qualitative research | 3 | 9.7% |
| machine learning | 3 | 9.7% |
| content analysis | 3 | 9.7% |
| deep learning | 3 | 9.7% |
Top metros hiring Research Fellow
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 16 | 51.6% |
| San Francisco | 4 | 12.9% |
| Seattle | 2 | 6.5% |
| Amherst | 1 | 3.2% |
| New York City | 1 | 3.2% |
| Satakha | 1 | 3.2% |
| University of Texas | 1 | 3.2% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-20, matching postings whose canonical role is “Research Fellow”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- 2026-07-20
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