Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford

Talent Research Associate

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Oxford • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £NaN per year

About the role

  • **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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
talent researchcandidate sourcingcandidate screeningacademic CV reviewpipeline managementrecruitment administrationprocess improvementsreporting
Soft Skills
organizational skillscommunication skillsattention to detailcandidate-focused approachability to manage multiple priorities
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree