[xtracto]

I would love #3 in a remote setting. I have a PhD (CompSci), live in UTC-6 (Mexico) and would be happy to take a pay cut if it meant leaving the tech product production grind. The best job I've had was as a data scientist/ML-expert on a previous US startup that went down in flames.

But it's pretty difficult to find those type of jobs willing to pay through Deel or Glob.Partners.

[jvanderbot]

Remote is too hard for lab settings usually. Professors / RAs are neurotic people and need "butts in seats". Moreover, sending US grant money to Mexico is often really hard (I've tried). The exception is if you know someone who can work some angles.

Try messing with scientific datasets and publishing a blog and seeing if you can replicate results or find new ones. If you can do that fluidly - you'll be a shoe-in for that type of work.