Updated May 25, 2026

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Teaching Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 44+ teaching jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and 4-day weeks—full pay and a better work-life balance. 35 new this week.

Hiring companies include D'Youville University, University of Cambridge, and Syracuse University. Schedules on offer include compressed weeks, 4-day weeks, and unlimited PTO.

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Instructor (Marine Studies)

Oregon State University

RemoteUSA

Compressed week

Curriculum Developer & Instructor (EMEA)

1mo

ClickHouse

RemoteEurope +2 more

5 day weekGenerous PTO

Curriculum Developer & Instructor (AMER)

1mo

ClickHouse

RemoteUSA

5 day weekGenerous PTO$132k - $184k

Onboarding Consultant

15d

Wheelhouse

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Onboarding Consultant (Revenue Management Expert)

15d

Wheelhouse

RemoteEurope

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Assistant Teaching Professor in Manufacturing Engineering

University of Cambridge

OnsiteCambridge, UK

4 day week (100% pay)

Teaching Associate in Francophone Postcolonial Studies

University of Cambridge

OnsiteCambridge, UK

4 day week (100% pay)

University Assistant/Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

University of Cambridge

OnsiteCambridge, UK

4 day week (100% pay)

Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture (Teaching & Scholarship)

University of Manchester

HybridManchester, UK

4 day week (100% pay)

Teaching Associate in Economics

University of Manchester

HybridManchester, UK

4 day week (100% pay)

Research Fellow in Societal Resilience

University of Manchester

HybridManchester, UK

4 day week (100% pay)

Faculty

D'Youville University

OnsiteBuffalo, USA

4 day week (100% pay)$70k - $75k

Experimental and Theoretical Positions for Quantum and Information Sciences

Syracuse University

OnsiteSyracuse, USA

Compressed week

Assistant Teaching Professor - School Psychology

Syracuse University

OnsiteSyracuse, USA

Compressed week

Open Rank-Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate or Full Professor in Exercise Science

Syracuse University

OnsiteSyracuse, USA

Compressed week$80k - $175k

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor: Business Analytics

Oregon State University

OnsiteCorvallis, USA

Compressed week

Instructor

Oregon State University

OnsiteCorvallis, USA

Compressed week

Open Rank Tenure Track Clinical Psychology Faculty Position (Aging Focus)

Ohio University

OnsiteAthens, USA

Compressed week

Tenure Track Cognitive Psychology Faculty (Quantitative Focus)

Ohio University

OnsiteAthens, USA

Compressed week

Byham Chair of Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Ohio University

OnsiteAthens, USA

Compressed week

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Last reviewed: May 25, 2026

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Employers hiring for Teaching on this page include D'Youville University, University of Cambridge, and Syracuse University. Teaching 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 Teaching is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Teaching roles span the full seniority range — we list 48 open roles requiring Teaching 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 — Teaching 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. Teaching 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 Teaching 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 Teaching on current listings.

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Teaching Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

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