Academic Recruiting Sourcer

Role Overview

• Design and own Campus’s 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.
• Execute high-volume, high-quality outbound outreach via email, LinkedIn, referrals, professor pages, and academic networks.
• Craft and test outreach messaging that reflects Campus’s 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s 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

Benefits

• 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
• Flexible working hours & a hybrid work schedule
• Social events
• happy hours, birthday celebrations, holiday parties, & more
• Opportunity to make an impact – you’ll be an integral player in bringing our vision to life