About the role

  • Talent Research Associate at EIT managing recruitment processes for academic and scientific roles in Oxford. Supporting sourcing, screening, and coordination for effective hiring.

Responsibilities

  • **Your Responsibilities:**
  • Build and maintain long term talent pipelines for academic, scientific and research-focused roles aligned to strategic research areas
  • Identify potential candidates through publications, grants, research group listings, LinkedIn, Google Scholar etc.
  • Talent mapping and market research for specific research groups, labs and institutions
  • Conduct in-depth candidate research and proactive sourcing using LinkedIn, databases, networks and referrals
  • Screen candidates against role requirements and provide structured shortlists
  • Support Talent Partners and hiring managers across the recruitment lifecycle
  • Coordinate complex interview scheduling, including multi-panel interviews
  • Manage diary coordination across multiple stakeholders
  • Book meeting rooms, virtual interviews and assessment sessions
  • Prepare candidates for interviews, including briefing packs and process guidance
  • Act as a key point of contact for candidates, ensuring clear and timely communication
  • Maintain accurate records within the ATS and recruitment trackers
  • Support recruitment administration, reporting and process improvements
  • Collaborate with the wider HR and Talent Team on ongoing and future projects

Requirements

  • **Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience:**
  • Demonstrated experience in talent research, sourcing or resourcing, ideally within executive search, in-house TA or research-led environment
  • Proven experience researching and pipelining candidates for academic, scientific or technical roles
  • Strong familiarity with academic and scientific career pathways, including PhD, postdoctoral and research-led roles
  • Experience reviewing and interpreting academic CVs
  • Ability to conduct structured candidate screenings and produce high quality longlists and shortlists
  • Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and/or other research tools
  • Strong organisational skills with experience managing high volumes of scheduling and coordination
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • High attention to detail and a candidate-focused approach
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience using ATS, CRM systems and Microsoft Office
  • Knowledge of the Oxford local talent market or similar academic/scientific hubs
  • **Desirable Skills & Experience:**
  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience), ideally within a scientific, research or people-related discipline
  • Familiarity with recruitment compliance and basic UK employment principles

Benefits

  • Salary: Depending on Experience + travel allowance + bonus
  • Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days
  • Pension
  • Life Assurance
  • Income Protection
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Hospital Cash Plan
  • Therapy Services
  • Perk Box
  • Electric Car Scheme
  • Childcare benefit

Job title

Talent Research Associate

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

£NaN per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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