I can make one context global with issue type A, and then another context project specific with issue type B, but the field doesn't show on a screen for issue type A. "Where's my Field" says it's not configured for the scope of the issue type/project.
FYI it looks like Atlassian is working on trying to fix this for Jira Cloud, follow along here: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-6851
In the meantime, there is an add-on in the Marketplace that I just found (but have not yet tried) that looks like it may do what we're looking for Adaptive Custom Fields (ACF)
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