University Faculty Sourcer

Job Title: University Faculty Sourcer

Location: Oakland, CA

Pay Rate: $34.49 per hour

Duration: 3 Months---20 hours per week

Summary:

• The University Faculty Sourcer builds relationships with prospective faculty and develops candidate pipelines for current and anticipated academic openings.
• Working with Talent Acquisition, deans, department chairs, and search committees.
• Translates academic hiring needs into focused sourcing strategies.
• Helps qualified candidates understand the opportunity to teach, conduct research, and contribute to the university community.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with academic leaders and recruiters to clarify each position’s required credentials, teaching or clinical experience, research expectations, and hiring priorities before sourcing begins.
• Build candidate pipelines for hard-to-fill and future faculty openings through professional associations, academic networks, conferences, publications, referrals, and direct outreach.
• Write personalized outreach that accurately describes the role, institution, and faculty expectations.
• Conduct initial conversations to assess interest, relevant qualifications, location preferences, and potential timing. Refer candidates to the recruiter or search committee for formal evaluation.
• Maintain timely, accurate records of prospects, outreach, responses, and next steps in the university’s recruiting system.
• Share regular pipeline updates, including candidate availability, common barriers, and recommendations for adjusting the search.
• Support broad outreach across institutions, professional communities, and career paths while following university hiring policies and applicable requirements.
• Coordinate with recruiters to ensure interested candidates receive a clear handoff and consistent communication.

Requirements:

• Experience in talent sourcing, recruiting, academic search, or a closely related field.
• Experience tracking candidate activity and producing clear pipeline reports.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and engage candidates through research and direct outreach.
• Ability to learn faculty appointment requirements and distinguish required qualifications from preferences.
• Strong writing and relationship-building skills, with sound judgment when communicating with senior academic professionals.
• Ability to manage multiple searches with different stakeholders, priorities, and timelines.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience sourcing faculty, researchers, clinicians, or other specialized professionals.
• Familiarity with higher education hiring, faculty ranks, accreditation-related qualifications, or discipline-specific credential requirements.
• Experience partnering with deans, department chairs, and search committees.
• Experience building pipelines for difficult-to-fill disciplines or locations.