Technologist, IT Support

Position Details

This position is a two-year residency designed for a technical expert who thrives at the intersection of systems architecture and legal policy. The time will be split between building the future of Law School internal operations and shaping the global conversation on the responsible use of AI through high-impact public conferences, events, and management of an innovative student competition.

• Serves as the primary architect for a new, high-profile interschool student competition related to a cross-disciplinary simulation competition on Law, Technology, and Governance.
• Organizes "Law & Tech" symposia that bring together Fordham’s academic faculty and the New York tech community.
• Acts as a resident advisor for faculty and staff on how to safely integrate AI tools into their classes and workflows.
• Builds and deploys bespoke internal applications to streamline financial tracking, student services, or faculty workflows.
• Audits fragmented data silos across law school departments and creates unified dashboards for the Associate Dean to monitor school health and efficiency.
• Identifies manual "paper-heavy" processes and engineers digital-first replacements that respect the privacy and security requirements of a legal institution.

Not responsible for supervision or oversight of others.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional software development or data engineering experience.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, SQL, and modern web frameworks.
• Demonstrated project management ability to take a project from "vague administrative pain point" to "deployed software solution".
• Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

• A Juris Doctor degree or background in legal theory.
• Familiarity with LLM orchestration.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Minimum Starting Salary: $93,000

Maximum Starting Salary: $100,000

Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

• Sitting - Often
• Repetitive hand motion (typing) - Often
• Hearing, listening, talking - Often
• Standing - Not Required
• Walking - Not Required
• Running - Not Required
• Bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, crouching, crawling - Not Required
• Climbing stairs - Not Required
• Climbing ladders - Not Required
• Reaching overhead - Not Required
• Pulling, pushing - Not Required
• Shoveling - Not Required
• Lifting - up to 20 pounds - Not Required
• Lifting - up to 50 pounds - Not Required
• Lifting - over 50 pounds - Not Required

Fordham University is committed to excellence and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds. Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.