JM
Jarrod Kanizay is the founder and CEO of AcademicJobs.com, a global higher-education job board and professional network operated by Post My Job Pty Ltd in Melbourne. With more than 20 years in academic recruitment, he previously founded UniJobs in 2006, built it into a market leader across 40 countries, and sold it to TES Global in 2015. He is known for championing client-first, affordable talent acquisition solutions for universities and research institutions worldwide.
HR Expertise
- Academic Recruitment: Builds job boards and talent platforms connecting universities with faculty, research, and administrative candidates.
- Talent Acquisition Strategy: Designs strategies to attract both active job seekers and passive academic candidates.
- Higher Education Job Advertising: Develops affordable, high-visibility advertising solutions for universities, colleges, and research institutions.
- EdTech Product Development: Creates AI-driven candidate matching and recruitment tools for the higher-education sector.
- Strategic Leadership: Leads recruitment platforms through growth, acquisition, and international expansion across 40 countries.
Highlights
- Founded UniJobs.com.au in 2006 and grew it into Australia's leading academic job portal.
- Sold UniJobs to TES Global, parent of Times Higher Education, in 2015.
- Served as APAC Managing Director for TES Global/THEunijobs from 2015 to 2020.
- Launched AcademicJobs.com in 2023, integrating THE Network and AI candidate matching.
- Founded TeachingJobs.com.au to address talent scarcity and rising recruitment costs in Australian education.