Hybrid Academic Recruiting Sourcer

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About the role

  • Founding Academic Sourcer at Campus, building a diverse pipeline for academic programs. Responsible for strategy, outreach, and maintaining candidate relationships.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Job title

Academic Recruiting Sourcer

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

$55,000 - $70,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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