JM
Jarrod Kanizay is an entrepreneur and higher education recruitment leader based in Melbourne, Australia. He founded UniJobs in 2006 and later launched AcademicJobs.com, where he serves as CEO. His work focuses on academic talent acquisition, digital marketing, and higher education sector trends.
Primary Research Interests
- Higher Education Recruitment: Strategies for connecting universities with academic talent across global markets.
- Academic Talent Acquisition: Data-driven approaches to sourcing, shortlisting, and hiring faculty and researchers.
- EdTech & Digital Platforms: Building and scaling online job boards and career platforms for academia.
- Higher Education Sector Trends: Analysis of academic mobility, enrollment shifts, and university workforce dynamics.
Highlights
- Founded UniJobs.com.au in 2006, which became Australia's leading academic job portal
- Sold UniJobs to TES Global (Times Higher Education) in 2015
- Founded AcademicJobs.com, a global higher education job board with over 57,000 active listings
- Founded TeachingJobs.com.au and The Academic Pitch platform