How to Apply

A cover letter is appreciated and should address your specific interest in the position as well as explain your experience and skill level in supporting computing hardware.

Who We Are

At LSA, we wonder. We wonder why we are here. We ask how the universe works, and how we organize societies. We all wonder - but the great professors and students use curiosity as a catalyst to find answers to the biggest questions. Wonder begins with a simple "why" and leads to discovery that advances science and society while shaping our world for the better. - Research | UM LSA College of LSA

Job Summary

The University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is hiring a Desktop Support Specialist to join a diverse team of desktop support professionals.

What You'll Do

About the Job

The LSA Technology Services Desktop Support team provides technical support to faculty, staff, and students within the College of Literature, Science & the Arts. Our teams support a range of technology with a focus on teaching, learning, and research that occurs in our LSA physical science, social science, and humanities divisions. We build relationships within our community becoming a partner in IT needs.

Our work and our support is broad and diverse. The support we provide and the skills we learn are driven by the colleges' research mission. Your week may begin by helping with administrative tasks such as printer support, building new computers, or doing software refreshes. Later in the week, you may be helping troubleshoot computers that control telescopes or building machines that do image analysis on stages of animal development.

Our work is challenging but rewarding because every day is a different technical issue or problem to solve.

Role responsibilities include:

• Demonstrate quality service and accountability while resolving incidents, meeting customer needs, and exceeding expectations
• Establish customer and team relationships using effective communication and collaboration skills
• Update current tickets in a timely manner, prioritize incoming tickets and existing work, and complete tickets within acceptable time frames
• Install, configure, customize, troubleshoot, integrate, and maintain systems, software, and other devices
• Track computer systems and device inventory to record accurate data for asset management
• Analyze, plan, and implement system maintenance, including software patches and upgrades
• Monitor systems for availability, error conditions, and performance
• Participate in cross-organizational projects that ensure our environment is up-to-date and secure
• Be a resource for less technical staff on technical issues freely sharing information for their development

About You:

You love to tinker. You enjoy a job where you are constantly learning and tackling new challenges. You enjoy spending the time to thoroughly investigate problems to completion. You are secure in not always knowing the answer and see these opportunities as a time to develop your skills. You are willing to ask questions, seek input, and advocate for answers to find the root cause of technical problems. You take initiative in your own growth and want a role where you are provided a wide variety of opportunities to build your skill set.

You like working with people and being part of a team, collaborating with others, and actively sharing information with your teammates. You have excellent written and verbal communication skills and work to build trusting relationships with those around you. You take an active partnership with the people in your community to solve technical problems.

You are detail-oriented and can actively manage many tasks at once. You find working in a dynamic environment enjoyable. You are able to pick up, manage, and close support tickets in a timely manner for our customers. You know when to escalate work that is outside your current skill set. You take time each week to address administrative tasks so that we have accurate documentation, details, inventory, and data for our customers, business partners, and teammates.

You thrive in an environment where every day is a little bit different then the day before.

Required Qualifications*

For Both Associate and Intermediate Candidates:

• Associate's degree in a related field and/or equivalent combination of education, certification, and experience
• Familiarity with most of the following technologies: Windows and macOS, software installs and removals, system file permissions, enterprise-level ticketing system, system management tools, backing up and imaging workstations
• Identifies causes of simple technical problems and can provide practical solutions
• Can install software and troubleshoot basic issues
• Understanding of working components of computers, and how they interact & can troubleshoot failure
• Ability to provide remediation for security issues identified from network scans
• Communicates both verbally and written in a respectful & attentive manner tailored to each customer's needs
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain positive relationships, inside and outside of their team, interacting in a friendly, open, honest, and accepting manner

For Associate Candidates:

• 0-2 years of technical support experience, including providing outstanding customer service and accurately documenting detailed information
• 0-2 years of related experience in technical support troubleshooting Windows/macOS/Linux based systems

For Intermediate Candidates:

• Two, or more years, of technical support experience, including providing outstanding customer service and accurately documenting detailed information
• Two, or more years, of related experience in desktop support troubleshooting Windows/macOS/Linux based systems
• Can identify root cause of technical issues and make customized recommendations based on customer need
• Can help install and troubleshoot many types of specialty research software

Desired Qualifications*

• Experience in technical support troubleshooting Linux-based systems
• Understanding of server hardware and concepts including services, security, and administration
• Demonstrated ability to support specialized research computing needs
• Experience working in higher education in a support capacity
• Experience with programming and statistical applications

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Work Schedule

Flexible Work Arrangements

As part of the University of Michigan's Future Work Initiative and the LSAPolicy on Flexible Work Arrangements, this position may work on campus or a potential hybrid flexible schedule of both on-campus and remote.

Underfill Statement

This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.

Additional Information

As one of the world's great liberal arts and sciences colleges, LSA pushes the boundaries of what is understood about the human experience and the natural world, and we foster the next generation of rigorous and empathetic thinkers, creators, and contributors to the state of Michigan, the nation, and the world.

To learn more about LSA's Mission, Vision and Values, please visit lsa.umich.edu/strategicvision.

The salary range is based on the experience and skills of the selected candidate.
Associate: $41,600 - $52,000
Intermediate: $55,000-$64,600

Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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Desktop Support Specialist Intermediate/Associate

Desktop Support Spec Inter

Ann Arbor Campus

Hybrid

Full-Time

Regular

Nonexempt

College Of Lsa

LSA Dean: TS Res,Comp&InfrSvcs

7/06/2026 - 7/24/2026

$41,600.00 - $64,600.00

Information Technology