Updated July 9, 2026

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Grant Writing Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 23+ grant writing jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and 9-day fortnights—full pay and a better work-life balance. 7 new this week. Hiring companies include Syracuse University, George Washington University, and University of Manchester.

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Program Associate

20d

Syracuse University

RemoteUSA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Research Associate, AI and Data Governance

10h

George Washington University

HybridWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Research Associate, AI and Data Governance

George Washington University

HybridWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Assistant Director of Research and Evaluation

Arizona State University

HybridTempe, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week$85k - $90k

Research Project Manager

University of Pennsylvania

HybridPhiladelphia, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Assistant Professor - IBBI / MII Faculty

Ohio State University

OnsiteColumbus, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Research Associate, AI and Data Governance

George Washington University

HybridWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Transition Fellow

16d

University of Manchester

HybridManchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed week

Research Professor of Audiology

24d

University of Manchester

HybridManchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed week

Research Associate (maternity leave cover)

29d

University of Manchester

HybridManchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed week

Manager, Partnerships and Funding

1mo

Khan Academy

HybridNew Delhi +2 more

63 · Good4 day week during Summer

Research Associate, Atomistic Simulations & AI-Driven Molecular Modeling

1mo

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

HybridOak Ridge, USA

63 · Good9 day fortnight

Postdoctoral Researcher - Soft Matter Physics

1mo

Syracuse University

OnsiteSyracuse, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Postdoctoral Researcher - Exercise Science

1mo

Syracuse University

HybridSyracuse, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

Tenure Track Cognitive Psychology Faculty (Quantitative Focus)

1mo

Ohio University

OnsiteAthens, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

1mo

George Washington University

OnsiteWashington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week

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Employers hiring for Grant Writing on this page include Syracuse University, George Washington University, and University of Manchester. Grant Writing roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Grant Writing is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Grant Writing roles span the full seniority range — we list 23 open roles requiring Grant Writing across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Grant Writing hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Grant Writing roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Grant Writing candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Grant Writing on current listings.

Grant Writing Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 23+ grant writing jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and 9-day fortnights—full pay and a better work-life balance. 7 new this week. Hiring companies include Syracuse University, George Washington University, and University of Manchester.

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