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Physics Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 21+ physics jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and compressed weeks—for a better work-life balance. 9 new this week. Hiring companies include CERN, Graphcore, and Helion.

Schedules on this page

4-day weeks (80% pay) 1
9-day fortnights 3
compressed weeks 4
generous PTO 7
unlimited PTO 5

Updated August 23, 2026

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Senior Systems Programmer - 7 Days to Die

Behaviour · Hybrid · Montreal, QC, Canada

87 · Excellent4 Day Work Week (80%)

Space Photovoltaics Engineer/Scientist

NEW

The Aerospace Corporation · Onsite · El Segundo, CA, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight$120k – $140k

Particle Induced Radiation Effects Scientist

NEW

The Aerospace Corporation · Onsite · El Segundo, CA, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight$120k – $140k

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Fellow in Robust Nuclear Fuels

University of Manchester · Hybrid · Manchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed Work Week

Post Doctoral Scholar

Ohio State University · Hybrid · Columbus, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Accelerator Physicist (BE-ABP-CEI-2026-136-GRAP)

CERN · Hybrid · Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

64 · GoodGenerous PTOCHF 6k – CHF 7k

Linear Accelerator Engineer

Ohio State University · Onsite · Columbus, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Scientific Validation of Quantum Simulations

Oak Ridge National Laboratory · Hybrid · Oak Ridge, TN, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Non-Member State Doctoral Student Programme

CERN · Onsite · Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

64 · GoodGenerous PTOCHF 4k

Data Analyst for Beam Instrumentation

26d

CERN · Hybrid · Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

64 · GoodGenerous PTOCHF 6,372 – CHF 7,004/mo

Training Lead - Physics

18d

Khan Academy · Hybrid · Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

63 · GoodSummer Fridays

Postdoctoral Researcher - Gravitational Wave Detector Technology

2mo

Syracuse University · Hybrid · Syracuse, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Controls Development Engineer

25d

Helion · Onsite · Everett, WA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$164k – $200k

Principal Nuclear Materials Engineer

25d

Helion · Onsite · Everett, WA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$264k – $317k

R&D Hardware Test & Development Manager

25d

Helion · Onsite · Everett, WA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$162k – $192k

AI Research Engineer

1mo

Graphcore · Hybrid · Bristol +2 more

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO

AI Research Engineer

1mo

Graphcore · Hybrid · Bristol +2 more

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO

AI Research Engineer

1mo

Graphcore · Hybrid · Bristol +2 more

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Forward Deployed Engineer - Software

2mo

CHAOS Industries · Onsite · London, UK

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Field Software Engineer

2mo

CHAOS Industries · Onsite · Los Angeles, CA, USA

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO$140k – $240k

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Physics on this page include CERN, Graphcore, and Helion. Physics 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 Physics is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Physics roles span the full seniority range — we list 21 open roles requiring Physics 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 — Physics 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. Physics 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 Physics 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 Physics on current listings.