Academic Recruiting Sourcer
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
18 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Overview
Were seeking a Founding Academic Sourcer to help build and maintain a strong diverse pipeline of instructor and teaching assistant candidates for Campuss growing academic programs.
This is the first dedicated sourcing role on the Academic Recruiting team with high ownership over how we identify engage and pipeline instructors and teaching assistants (TAs) nationwide. Youll report to the Academic Operations People & Recruiting Manager and partner closely with the Academic Recruiting Associates to define sourcing strategies build repeatable processes and ensure a steady flow of high-quality candidates into our faculty network.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working in ambiguity building systems where none exist yet and making a visible impact on how an organization scales its academic hiring.
What Youll Do
Foundational Sourcing & Strategy
Design and own Campuss academic sourcing strategy across instructors and TAs.
Identify priority institutions programs professional networks and communities for sourcing academic and industry-aligned talent.
Build and maintain proactive pipelines across key subject areas (e.g. business software engineering general education).
Partner with recruiting and academic leadership to forecast upcoming hiring needs and pipeline coverage.
Outreach & Early Engagement
Execute high-volume high-quality outbound outreach via email LinkedIn referrals professor pages and academic networks.
Craft and test outreach messaging that reflects Campuss mission instructional model and faculty value proposition.
Conduct initial qualification screens or early-stage intake steps before handoff to the recruiting team.
Serve as the first point of contact for many faculty and TA candidates representing Campus with clarity and warmth.
Systems Tools & Process Building
Build and maintain sourcing workflows templates and documentation from scratch.
Own candidate tracking tagging and handoff processes within the ATS or sourcing tools.
Establish sourcing metrics and reporting (e.g. outreach volume response rates pipeline health by subject).
Recommend and help implement sourcing tools automation or data improvements as the function matures.
Equity-Focused & Long-Term Pipeline Development
Embed inclusive sourcing practices into all strategies and outreach efforts.
Build long-term relationships with potential faculty candidates even when no immediate opening exists.
Support advisory board and industry partner sourcing as needed.
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
Partner closely with the Academic Recruiting Associate to ensure seamless handoffs from sourcing to interview stages.
Share insights on talent market trends hard-to-fill roles and emerging sourcing channels.
Continuously iterate on sourcing strategies based on outcomes and organizational needs.
About You
Bachelors degree
1-2 years of experience in sourcing recruiting research or talent acquisition roles
Experience using Ashby and LinkedIn Recruiter
Comfortable being the first and building structure in an evolving environment
Strong research instincts and ability to identify non-obvious high-potential candidates
Confident in outbound outreach and relationship-building
Highly organized detail-oriented and data-driven
Clear written communication skills and strong professional judgment
Motivated by mission-driven work and expanding access to high-quality education
Location: New York City (NYC In-office Days: Tuesday Wednesday Thursday)
What Youll Get
A compensation package that includes a base salary ($55K - $70K) equity grant
Actual compensation within the pay range will be decided based on factors including but not limited to skills prior relevant experience and specific work location. For roles that are available to be filled remotely base salary is localized according to employee work location.
Medical Insurance free Dental and Vision Insurance
401(k) match
Take what you need PTO several paid holidays
In-office lunches for our NY Office (did we mention were dog friendly )
Flexible working hours & a hybrid work schedule (Mon & Fri remote; Tues-Thurs in-office)
Social events - happy hours birthday celebrations holiday parties & more
Opportunity to make an impact youll be an integral player in bringing our vision to life
Key Skills
- Time Management
- Sourcing
- Talent Acquisition
- Taleo
- ATS
- HR Sourcing
- Interviewing
- Management Experience
- Team Management
- Human Resources
- negotiation
- Recruiting
About Company
Campus is an online college with professors who also teach at top universities. Explore our career focused associates degree and certificate programs.
