Updated May 25, 2026

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Research Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 97+ research jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 60 new this week.

Hiring companies include George Washington University, Oregon State University, and Syracuse University. Schedules on offer include compressed weeks, unlimited PTO, and 4-day weeks.

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Multimedia Brand Journalist

1mo

KWSM

HybridSan Diego +2 more

Rotating 4 day week

Senior Research and Policy Associate, Government Relations

26d

Avoq

HybridWashington, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$63k - $78k

Communications Fellow - Reputation Management

1mo

Avoq

HybridNew York, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$39k

Research and Policy Coordinator, Government Relations

1mo

Avoq

HybridWashington, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$50k - $55k

Account Executive, Public Affairs

1mo

BerlinRosen

HybridNew York, USA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$70k - $80k

Advisor, Corporate Governance

15d

ConocoPhillips

HybridHouston, USA

9 day fortnight

Senior Publicist

25d

W.W. Norton & Company

HybridNew York, USA

4 day week during Summer$70k - $80k

Technical Director, GenAI - Games

11d

Netflix

HybridLos Angeles, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

AI Research Engineer

13d

PostHog

HybridLondon, UK

5 day weekVery Flexible

University Graduate Business Development Representative

16d

CaptivateIQ

HybridAustin, USA

5 day weekVery Flexible

Communications Intern (LATAM)

18d

Airbnb

HybridSão Paulo, Brazil

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Research Scientist - Personalization

1mo

Spotify

HybridNew York City or Boston

5 day weekGenerous PTO$169k - $242k

Research Scientist - Personalization

1mo

Spotify

HybridLondon or Stockholm

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Legal Counsel

13d

EliseAI

OnsiteNew York City, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

ML Scientist

16d

Sesame

OnsiteSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Machine Learning Scientist

16d

Suno

OnsiteBoston or San Francisco

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

PhD Fall Machine Learning Intern (ATG — Visual, Multimodal, and Recommender Systems)

1mo

HybridSan Francisco +3 more

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$12,100/mo

Master's Fall Machine Learning Internship (ATG - Visual Search)

1mo

HybridSan Francisco +3 more

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$11,000/mo

Postdoctoral Research Associate – Sustainable Energy Materials

University of Manchester

HybridManchester, UK

4 day week (100% pay)

Research Associate in Ultrafast Laser and Terahertz Techniques for Novel Acceleration

University of Manchester

HybridWarrington, UK

4 day week (100% pay)

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How we curate this list

We track companies that publicly offer reduced-hours schedules — 4-day weeks, 9-day fortnights, half-day Fridays, and more. This page refreshes daily; companies that drop the policy are removed. Read about our editorial standards →

Last reviewed: May 25, 2026

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Research on this page include George Washington University, Oregon State University, and Syracuse University. Research 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 Research is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Research roles span the full seniority range — we list 99 open roles requiring Research 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 — Research 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.

Yes — companies listed on 4dayweek.io commit to full salary parity regardless of schedule. Research roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers. Specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and the specific 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 Research 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 Research on current listings.

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