What is PhD Required and how common is it in AI job postings?

PhD Required is a skill in the "Research & Credentials" category. It currently appears in 68 active AI roles across 28 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for PhD Required?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning PhD Required are: Amazon (12), JPMorgan Chase (10), Google (9), ByteDance (4), Walmart (3).

Is demand for PhD Required growing?

Over the last 10 weeks, 38 new AI postings mentioned PhD Required. Demand has been relatively stable over this period.

At which stage of AI development is PhD Required used?

Roles requiring PhD Required are concentrated in: agents (38%), application (24%), post-training (18%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with PhD Required?

Job postings that mention PhD Required most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Data Science, Computer Architecture, Statistics.

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PhD Required

68 active AI roles across 28 companies mention PhD Required. Category: Research & Credentials.

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning PhD Required per week — 38 total over 10 weeks.

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All Big Tech · 29 Banking · 12 Retail · 3 Fintech · 3 Enterprise · 3 Data AI · 3 Vertical AI · 2 Semiconductors · 2 Industrial · 2 Defense · 2 AI Frontier · 2 Robotics · 1 Pharma · 1 Media · 1 Healthcare · 1 Consumer · 1

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All Engineering · 48 Research · 19 Product · 1

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68 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
Salesforce	Principal Architect	Enterprise	9	L4
Meta	Postdoctoral Researcher, AI and Systems Co-design Team	Big Tech	9	L3
Snorkel AI	Research Scientist - Frontier Benchmarks	Data AI	9	L0
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Alexa Edge AI	Big Tech	9	L2
Snorkel AI	AI Advocate, Open-Source & Research	Data AI	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Research Engineer - AI Coding Tools	Semiconductors	9	L4
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, AI for Graphics and Gaming - New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	9	L2
ByteDance	Research Engineer/Scientist (all levels), Efficient Models	Big Tech	9	L2
ByteDance	Sr. Research Engineer/Scientist (all levels), Efficient Models	Big Tech	9	L2
ByteDance	Sr. Research Engineer/Scientist (all levels), Efficient Models	Big Tech	9	L2
Amazon	Computer Vision Scientist, International Machine Learning, Australia	Big Tech	9	L2
Abridge	Machine Learning Scientist (All Levels)	Vertical AI	9	L2
Fireworks AI	Member of Technical Staff, Performance Optimization	Data AI	9	L3
Google	Forward Deployed Engineering Manager III, GenAI, Google Cloud	Big Tech	8	L4
Google	Senior Staff Engineering Analyst Manager, Gemini, NanoBanana, Veo	Big Tech	8	L2
Merck	Associate Scientist, Postdoctoral Fellow - AI in Infectious Disease Modeling	Pharma	8	L0
Block	Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Model Risk Management	Fintech	8	L5
Google	Senior Staff Tech Lead, YouTube Shorts Discovery	Big Tech	8	L4
JPMorgan Chase	Connected Commerce and Cards - AI Modeling Lead	Banking	8	L6
Amazon	Principal Solutions Architect, AWS Financial Services, Industry Specialists for Capital Markets	Big Tech	8	L4
Google	Software Engineer, Agentic AI Systems, Cloud Security	Big Tech	8	L4
Apple	Director of Algorithms, Ads Engineering	Big Tech	8	L6
Walmart	Principal, Data Scientist - Personalization	Retail	8	L4
Google	Software Engineering Manager II, AI/ML GenAI, Google Cloud AI	Big Tech	8	L3
JPMorgan Chase	AWM Quant Modelling- Senior Associate	Banking	8	L4
Warner Bros Discovery	Sr. Staff, Data Science & Applied AI	Media	8	L4
JPMorgan Chase	Software Engineer III - Applied AI	Banking	8	L4
Abridge	Research Scientist (Measurement and Evaluation)	Vertical AI	8	L5
JPMorgan Chase	Applied Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning - Vice President	Banking	8	L4
JPMorgan Chase	Applied AIML & Gen AI Executive Director - Machine Learning Center of Excellence	Banking	8	L6

Frequently asked questions

What is PhD Required and how common is it in AI job postings?
PhD Required is a skill in the "Research & Credentials" category. It currently appears in 68 active AI roles across 28 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for PhD Required?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning PhD Required are: Amazon (12), JPMorgan Chase (10), Google (9), ByteDance (4), Walmart (3).
Is demand for PhD Required growing?
Over the last 10 weeks, 38 new AI postings mentioned PhD Required. Demand has been relatively stable over this period.
At which stage of AI development is PhD Required used?
Roles requiring PhD Required are concentrated in: agents (38%), application (24%), post-training (18%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with PhD Required?
Job postings that mention PhD Required most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Data Science, Computer Architecture, Statistics.

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