There are actually a lot of research positions !
THE "Private Joke" level ! There are 4 remote controls you can't get (except if, like Jeannot MoulMan, you get a teleportation disease). The only one you can get is in the middle of several diseases. Of course, some are luckier than others, but they're certainly much better ! You'll have to be lucky too to avoid being shrinked...Don't make a parrallel with research positions, please !