Jobs at Cornell University

Leads strategic IT programs and portfolio governance for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Translates organizational priorities into technology delivery plans, coordinates cross-functional teams and resources, manages budgets, dependencies, risks, vendors, and change adoption, and reports on outcomes. Establishes program management standards, supports digital product roadmaps, ensures technical and operational readiness, and supervises staff while aligning initiatives with the Lab’s technology roadmap.

Designs HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems for university maintenance, renovation, and repair projects. Responsibilities include preparing plans, specifications, estimates, technical reports, and facility assessments; coordinating consultants, vendors, and multidisciplinary design activities; supporting construction administration and field inspections; reviewing designs for standards compliance; managing low- to moderate-complexity projects; and contributing to design and construction standards.

Leads the AI Engineering team in designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining secure, scalable production AI applications and enterprise services. Provides architectural direction, establishes engineering standards, mentors technical staff, and integrates AI systems with enterprise identity platforms and cloud-native infrastructure. The role addresses distributed-system performance, capacity, reliability, and operational challenges while guiding cross-functional project teams and supporting production-grade Generative AI and LLM solutions.

Leads the Purpose Science and Innovation Exchange’s strategy, operations, financial performance, partnerships, fundraising, communications, and team development. The Managing Director works with the founding Director to build a sustainable business model, advance translational research and community partnerships, secure external funding, coordinate projects, and represent PSiX across Cornell and externally. This is a one-year, in-person leadership role with possible renewal based on funding, work availability, and performance.

Plans and oversees career coaching, curriculum, workshops, courses, and events for Brooks School students. Provides individual advising, builds alumni and employer relationships, tracks employment outcomes, develops program metrics, supervises Peer Career Advisors, and collaborates with faculty, staff, and Cornell Career Network partners. The role also represents the school at career-related committees and events while promoting inclusive student support.

Provides financial and administrative support for the Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center, including pre- and post-award grant management, subcontract compliance, procurement, travel, reimbursements, meetings, and regional grant program administration. Collaborates with university offices, agency representatives, principal investigators, and partner institutions while maintaining accurate records and handling confidential information. This is a 50% FTE, one-year term position with a hybrid arrangement.

Manages post-award financial operations for sponsored and non-sponsored research portfolios. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, account monitoring and reconciliation, compliance oversight, purchasing, capital asset agreements, funding management, and payroll-related transactions. The role advises research institute leadership, collaborates with faculty and university finance offices, and supports informed financial decisions within a complex academic research environment.

Provides administrative and customer support for a university physics department, including front desk operations, event and seminar coordination, faculty and student assistance, scheduling, travel documentation, reimbursements, communications, website updates, and information management. The role is fully onsite and requires strong organization, communication, judgment, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and administrative systems.

Partners with Housing & Residential Life and Cornell Retail Services to support financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance analysis. Evaluates operational performance, identifies efficiency and revenue opportunities, monitors business intelligence and retail metrics, and supports financial controls, compliance, accurate reporting, and long-range planning. Serves as a liaison among unit leaders and university finance, audit, and treasury partners while providing actionable recommendations and maintaining financial integrity.

Leads Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s comprehensive fundraising program, including major gifts, planned giving, donor stewardship, events, and campaign initiatives. Supervises and develops an eight-person development team while personally managing 30–35 major donor relationships. Partners with Lab and university leaders to identify funding opportunities, develop engagement strategies, forecast fundraising, and secure significant philanthropic commitments. Represents the Lab with donors, volunteers, university leaders, and external stakeholders.

Provides financial and business performance leadership for Cornell Dining and Conference & Event Services. Oversees budgeting, forecasting, reporting, financial analysis, meal plan administration, controls, business intelligence, and operational performance monitoring. Partners with university stakeholders and unit leaders to improve revenue, efficiency, compliance, and long-term financial sustainability. Supervises staff and supports accurate reporting, strategic decision-making, and resource stewardship.

Supports Cornell Athletics’ Corporate Partnerships team by identifying and engaging prospective local businesses, conducting outreach, coordinating meetings, maintaining records, and assisting with partnership activations. Provides administrative and scheduling support while building relationships with businesses and community organizations. This temporary, onsite role is expected to work fewer than 19 hours weekly through December 31, 2026.

Coordinates graduate program administration, student advising, academic policy compliance, funding records, financial projections, student progress tracking, website updates, and departmental events. Serves as a liaison among graduate students, faculty, the Graduate School, and departmental leadership while maintaining confidential records and supporting front-office operations.

Coordinates graduate programs in Nutrition, supporting academic administration, admissions, enrollment, student funding, records, reporting, accreditation, communications, and student advising. Partners with faculty, students, division staff, and Graduate School administrators to implement policies, manage systems, improve processes, and enhance the graduate student experience. The role also supports recruitment, assessment, strategic initiatives, and emerging academic programs.

Provides IT support for Linux servers and workstations in a physics research environment, while also supporting Windows and macOS systems. Responsibilities include networking, backups, security, software and hardware installation, troubleshooting, systems maintenance, equipment management, user consulting, and departmental technology planning. The role collaborates with centralized college IT, supports server administration projects, participates in cross-college initiatives, and communicates institutional IT policies.

Provides executive-level administrative and operational support to the ILR Dean, including calendar and travel management, briefing materials, correspondence, confidential records, faculty processes, project coordination, budgeting, event planning, stakeholder communications, and office operations. The role coordinates across university and external groups, supports strategic initiatives, supervises administrative and student staff, and helps maintain an inclusive, collaborative workplace.

Leads communications and marketing strategy for Cornell’s Brooks School of Public Policy. Advises senior leadership, directs digital, print, web, social media, publications, and media outreach, manages budgets and vendors, supervises two communications professionals, develops campaigns, supports crisis communications, and strengthens the school’s reputation and visibility among internal and external audiences.

Manages career technology platforms, including Handshake, user access, onboarding, and system reliability. Leads data collection, governance, cleaning, reporting, and analysis across platforms while ensuring accuracy, security, and confidentiality. Uses Excel, Tableau, Power BI, and Microsoft Office to support recommendations and stakeholder decision-making across Cornell’s Career Network.

Provides visitor service and front-desk operations for an art museum, including greeting visitors, answering phones, sharing information, logging activities, managing keys and access cards, monitoring the lobby, supporting opening and closing, maintaining parking and maintenance logs, and assisting with events and scheduling. Requires a flexible onsite schedule and extended sitting, standing, and stair use.

Develops, engineers, and improves Cornell’s enterprise identity and access management services, including authentication, authorization, directory, and identity lifecycle capabilities. Provides technical leadership, application and middleware development, system administration, incident response, automation, code reviews, and technical documentation. Collaborates with campus stakeholders, vendors, security teams, and application teams while translating complex identity concepts into business terms. Supports mission-critical production systems, service reliability, security improvements, and occasional after-hours operational needs.