As CEMI progresses, we’re looking for Cornell colleagues from across the university to help shape this transformation. Opportunities within CEMI are not limited to technical roles; they span a range of areas including administration, finance, communications, change management, data analysis, and project coordination. Whether your strengths lie in problem-solving, collaboration, or innovation, your skills can make a meaningful contribution.

Please note: These are structured, limited-term appointments—not gig or short-term side opportunities. Accepting one of these roles means formally transitioning from your current position into the term role for its duration.

Available Positions

Career Development Specialist (CEMI)
Job ID: 95109
Location: New York, New York
Job Type: Full time

The Career Development Specialist provides individualized advising, guidance, and support to employees seeking to advance their careers, strengthen their professional skills, and navigate internal career opportunities. This role delivers one-on-one career advising, creates and curates professional development resources, supports workshop and program development, and helps connect employees with opportunities aligned to their interests and experience. This role also contributes to broader organizational initiatives such as Professional Development Week, ad-hoc workshops, newsletter content, and ongoing maintenance of the Career Advancement SharePoint portal. This is a term position anticipated to be needed through Fall 2028 but may be ended or extended based on organizational needs, funding availability, and performance.

HR Benefits Associate II (CEMI)
Requisition ID: 94856
Location: New York, New York
Job Type: Full time

The HR Benefits Associate II (CEMI) coordinates day-to-day employee/retiree benefit plan administration, organizes annual health fairs, assists with open enrollment and coordinates health and wellness and retirement programs. Processes Children Tuition Scholarship applications. This is a term position anticipated to be needed through Fall 2028 but may be ended or extended based on organizational needs, funding availability, and performance.

IT Project Manager – Finance (CEMI)
Job ID: WDR-00058801
Location: Ithaca, New York (Remote opportunity available)
Job Type: Full time

The CEMI Finance Team Project Manager is responsible for leading the Finance functional team in delivering critical process design and ERP functionality that will support the financial administration of Cornell University and all of its colleges, business units, and departments.  This role will support a diverse group of stakeholders across central administration and university leadership.  It will be responsible to balance technology requirements with institutional functions, policies, governance structures, and campus‑wide priorities. This is a 2-year term appointment which may be ended or extended based on organizational needs, funding availability, and performance. No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position.

Salesforce Administrator (Kindsight Ascend) – (CEMI)
Job ID: WDR-00058405
Location: Remote
Job Type: Full Time

The Salesforce Administrator (Kindsight Ascend) plays a key role within the Cornell Enterprise Modernization Initiative (CEMI), with primary responsibility for supporting the Donor Engagement and Experience Project (DEEP)—a major, multi‑year initiative to modernize and unify development and engagement technology across Cornell’s Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses, Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM), and the Lab of Ornithology. This is a 3-year term appointment which may be ended or extended based on organizational needs, funding availability, and performance.

Salesforce Platform Developer (Kindsight Ascend) – (CEMI)
Job ID: WDR-00058406
Location: Ithaca, New York
Job Type: Full Time

The Salesforce Platform Developer (Kindsight Ascend) plays a critical role within the Cornell Enterprise Modernization Initiative (CEMI), with primary responsibility supporting the Donor Engagement and Experience Project (DEEP)—a major, multi‑year effort to modernize and unify development and engagement technology across Cornell’s Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses, Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM), and the Lab of Ornithology. Cornell seeks a highly skilled Salesforce Platform Developer with experience supporting Kindsight Ascend and its associated data model to contribute to a large‑scale, multicampus transformation that consolidates‑ development and engagement capabilities on a single Salesforce platform. This is a 3-year term appointment which may be ended or extended based on organizational needs, funding availability, and performance.

Senior IT Project Manager DEEP (CEMI)
Job ID: WDR-00058446
Location: Ithaca, New York or Remote
Job Type: Full Time

The DEEP Senior IT Project Manager is responsible for providing high level of project management within the Cornell Enterprise Modernization Initiative (CEMI), with primary responsibility for the CEMI Donor Engagement and Experience Project (DEEP)—a major, multi‑year effort to modernize and unify donor and engagement technology across Cornell’s Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses, Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM), and the Lab of Ornithology. Senior IT Project Managers are responsible for leading large‑scale, complex, and strategically important technology projects that support the institution’s academic, research, and administrative missions. This role manages initiatives with broad campus impact, requiring coordination across decentralized units, diverse stakeholder groups, and cross‑functional technical teams. Senior IT Project Managers provide leadership throughout the full project lifecycle—initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing projects—while ensuring that all work aligns with institutional priorities, standards, and policies. This is a 3-year term appointment which may be ended or extended based on organizational needs, funding availability, and performance.