# HigherEdJobs.com Scraper (`lexis-solutions/higheredjobs-com-scraper`) Actor

HigherEdJobs Scraper extracts academic job listings from HigherEdJobs.com, including titles, universities, locations, salaries, deadlines, and full descriptions. Ideal for job aggregation, recruitment analytics, salary tracking, and higher education market research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/higheredjobs-com-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Lexis Solutions](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, AI, Agents
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.90 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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```

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```bash
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# README

![HigherEdJobs.com Scraper](https://i.postimg.cc/zBhXwFh0/image.png)

### What does HigherEdJobs.com Scraper do?

HigherEdJobs.com Scraper extracts academic job postings from **HigherEdJobs.com**, the leading job board for higher education careers. It navigates search pages, category pages, and job detail pages to collect structured job data including position titles, institutions, locations, salaries, posting dates, and full job descriptions. The scraper supports exporting the extracted dataset via REST API and standard download formats.

It targets search and category pages to discover job URLs and detail pages to extract complete job metadata including institution information, employment type, salary ranges, and application deadlines. The output is normalized per-job JSON items suitable for job aggregation platforms, career research, and market analysis.

### What data can I extract from HigherEdJobs.com with this actor?

The actor extracts structured job posting data with rich metadata. Typical fields include:

<table>
<tr>
<td>jobTitle</td>
<td>Position title (e.g., "Department Head of Computer Science")</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>hiringOrganization</td>
<td>Institution or university name</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>address</td>
<td>Location object with locality, region (state), and country</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>employmentType</td>
<td>Employment type (FULL_TIME, PART_TIME, etc.)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>baseSalary</td>
<td>Salary range or amount</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>postDate</td>
<td>Job posting date (ISO datetime)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>expiryDate</td>
<td>Application deadline (ISO datetime)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>industries</td>
<td>Array of industry/discipline tags</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>description</td>
<td>Full job description with requirements and responsibilities</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>url</td>
<td>Direct URL to the job posting</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>featuredImage</td>
<td>Institution logo or featured image URL</td>
</tr>
</table>

### Why scrape HigherEdJobs.com?

Academic job market data is valuable for career planning, market research, recruitment analytics, and institutional benchmarking. Scraping HigherEdJobs.com enables:

- Aggregation of academic positions across disciplines and institutions
- Tracking salary trends and compensation patterns in higher education
- Monitoring application deadlines and hiring cycles
- Building alerts for specific positions, locations, or institutions
- Analyzing demand for academic specializations and skills

### How to use HigherEdJobs.com Scraper?

Quick start guide:

1. Create or log into your Apify account.
2. Open the HigherEdJobs.com Scraper actor on Apify.
3. Click **Try for free** or run the actor with your configuration.
4. Provide one or more `startUrls` (search pages, category pages, or direct job detail pages).
5. Set `maxItems` to limit how many job postings to process per start URL.
6. Start the actor and wait for completion; download results as JSON/CSV/Excel/NDJSON.

### Input

The actor accepts the following input parameters:

- `startUrls` (array of objects) - **Required**. URLs to start crawling from. Use search/category pages to discover job postings or direct job URLs to scrape details.
- `maxItems` (integer) - Maximum number of job postings to scrape per start URL. Default: 5.
- `proxyConfiguration` (object) - Proxy configuration for crawling. Default is no proxy but it is recommended to use proxy for large scraping jobs.

#### Supported URL Types

**Search Page Example:**

- `https://www.higheredjobs.com/search/advanced_action.cfm?Keyword=computer+science`

**Category Page Example:**

- `https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/search.cfm?JobCat=50&CatName=Agricultural%20Economics%20and%20Agribusiness`

**Detail Page Example:**

- `https://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm?JobCode=179419402&Title=Department%20Head%20of%20Computer%20Science%20and%20Neal%20Pendergraft%20Leadership%20Endowed%20Chair`

Example input:

```json
{
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://www.higheredjobs.com/search/advanced_action.cfm?Keyword=computer+science" },
        { "url": "https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/search.cfm?JobCat=50" },
        { "url": "https://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm?JobCode=179424622" }
    ],
    "maxItems": 5,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
}
````

#### Note: The `startUrls` field is required

### Output

The scraped data is saved as a dataset. Each item represents one job posting with complete metadata. You can download the output in JSON, JSONL, CSV, Excel, or NDJSON.

Sample output (one dataset item):

```json
{
    "url": "https://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm?JobCode=179424622",
    "jobTitle": "Post Doctoral Fellow 2026 Pool",
    "industries": ["Academic/Education", "Education"],
    "descriptionText": "Salary Range: USD $45,000.00/Yr. - USD $70,000.00/Yr.\n\nLocations: Auburn University, Alabama\n\nJob Type: Faculty\n\nPosition Type: Full-Time\n\nDepartment: AG Administration...",
    "descriptionHtml": "<strong>Salary Range:</strong> USD $45,000.00/Yr. - USD $70,000.00/Yr.<br><br><strong>Locations:</strong> Auburn University, Alabama<br><br><strong>Job Type:</strong> Faculty<br><br><strong>Position Type:</strong> Full-Time<br><br><strong>Department:</strong> AG Administration<br>...",
    "postDate": "2026-04-23 09:03:15.547",
    "expiryDate": "2027-10-15 23:59:59.9",
    "hiringOrganization": "Auburn University",
    "address": {
        "locality": "Auburn University",
        "region": "AL",
        "country": "US"
    },
    "employmentType": "FULL_TIME",
    "featuredImage": "https://images.higheredjobs.com/images/AccountImages/3170_5.jpg",
    "baseSalary": "$45,000 - $70,000 per year"
}
```

#### Notes and Limitations

- The actor depends on the current HigherEdJobs.com page structure. If the site changes, the actor may require updates.
- Use the actor in compliance with HigherEdJobs.com terms of service and applicable laws.
- The scraper works reliably without proxies for most use cases. If you encounter rate limiting, consider adding delays or using datacenter proxies.

#### Looking to Scrape more Jobs Websites?

In addition to this actor, you can explore our suite of dedicated scrapers. Each scraper is optimized for its target site to provide accurate, structured, and reliable data extraction.

| Scraper                                                                      | Region  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [vdab.be Scraper](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/vdab-be-scraper)         | Belgium | Scrape job listings from VDAB.be—including titles, companies, locations, salaries, and requirements. Ideal for job board aggregation, market analysis, and trend tracking. Fast, structured, and customizable extraction from Flanders’ public employment service.              |
| [Jobindex.dk Scraper](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/jobindex-dk-scraper) | Denmark | Extract job listings, company details, and application links from Jobindex.dk—Denmark's top job portal. Ideal for recruitment, market research, and competitor tracking with structured, Denmark-focused job data in minutes.                                                   |
| [Jobs.ams.at Scraper](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/jobs-ams-at-scraper) | Austria | Scrape job listings from AMS Austria’s public employment service—titles, company details, locations, employment relationship, working time, education levels, and more. Supports API-backed pagination, query or startUrls input, location normalization, radius, and maxItems. |

Explore these solutions to expand your data collection capabilities.

***

Got feedback or need an extension?

Lexis Solutions is a [certified Apify Partner](https://apify.com/partners). We can help you with custom solutions or data extraction projects.

Contact us over [Email](mailto:info@lexis.solutions) or [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lexis-solutions)

### Image Credit

Image credit: https://www.higheredjobs.com

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

URLs to start with.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of job posts that will be extracted.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Select proxies to be used by your crawler.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.higheredjobs.com/search/advanced_action.cfm?Keyword=computer+science"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.higheredjobs.com/search/advanced_action.cfm?Keyword=computer+science"
        }
    ],
    "maxItems": 5
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lexis-solutions/higheredjobs-com-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.higheredjobs.com/search/advanced_action.cfm?Keyword=computer+science" }],
    "maxItems": 5,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lexis-solutions/higheredjobs-com-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.higheredjobs.com/search/advanced_action.cfm?Keyword=computer+science"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5
}' |
apify call lexis-solutions/higheredjobs-com-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lexis-solutions/higheredjobs-com-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "HigherEdJobs.com Scraper",
        "description": "HigherEdJobs Scraper extracts academic job listings from HigherEdJobs.com, including titles, universities, locations, salaries, deadlines, and full descriptions. Ideal for job aggregation, recruitment analytics, salary tracking, and higher education market research.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "NGczqGOzmxkjnJDLB"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/lexis-solutions~higheredjobs-com-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lexis-solutions-higheredjobs-com-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/lexis-solutions~higheredjobs-com-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-lexis-solutions-higheredjobs-com-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/lexis-solutions~higheredjobs-com-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-lexis-solutions-higheredjobs-com-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "startUrls"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "startUrls": {
                        "title": "Start URLs",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "URLs to start with.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "object",
                            "required": [
                                "url"
                            ],
                            "properties": {
                                "url": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "title": "URL of a web page",
                                    "format": "uri"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Maximum number of items",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of job posts that will be extracted.",
                        "default": 5
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Select proxies to be used by your crawler.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": false
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```