Technologist in Residence

FORDHAM University; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Tuition remission

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement plans

Life insurance

Short and long-term disability

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Fordham University seeks a technical leader to bridge systems architecture and legal policy in a two-year residency. The role focuses on building internal operational tools and shaping discussions on responsible AI through public conferences and student competitions.

The position involves organizing cross-disciplinary events with faculty and the New York tech community, advising on safe AI usage, and delivering dashboards to monitor school health and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 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 and SQL, plus modern web frameworks.
• Demonstrated project management ability to take a project from a vague pain point to a deployed software solution.

Responsibilities

• Architect a new, high-profile interschool student competition on Law, Technology, and Governance.
• Organize Law & Tech symposia with Fordham faculty and NY tech community.
• Advise on safe AI tool integration into classes and workflows.
• Build and deploy internal applications to streamline financial tracking, student services, or faculty workflows.
• Audit data silos and create unified dashboards for governance and efficiency.

Skills

Programming language proficiency

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field

Minimum 3 years of professional software development or data engineering experience

Tools

SQL

Modern web frameworks

Job description

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

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.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

This position is a two-year residency. This role is 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 anew student competition.

Essential Functions

• 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.

Essential Functions Note

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

Management Responsibilities

Management Responsibilities Not responsible for supervision or oversight of others.

Additional Functions

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience

• 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.

Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills

• 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”.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Minimum Starting Salary

Minimum Starting Salary $93,000

Maximum Starting Salary

Maximum Starting Salary $115,000

Note

Note Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

Is this a Union position?

Is this a Union position? No

Posting Number

Posting Number A1068P

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Start Date

Start Date ASAP

Posting Date

Posting Date 08/13/2026

EEO Statement

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.

Physical Activity and Work Environment

Physical Activity

Sitting Often

Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing)

Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing) Often

Hearing, Listening, Talking Often

Standing

Standing Not Required

Walking

Walking Not Required

Running

Running Not Required

Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling

Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling Not Required

Climbing stairs Not Required

Climbing ladders

Climbing ladders Not Required

Reaching overhead

Reaching overhead Not Required

Pulling, pushing

Pulling, pushing Not Required

Shoveling

Shoveling Not Required

Lifting – up to 20 pounds

Lifting – up to 20 pounds Not Required

Lifting – up to 50 pounds

Lifting – up to 50 pounds Not Required

Lifting – over 50 pounds Not Required

Work Environment Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants, but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.