Employment

204 Mandrell Hall 
Lexington, KY 40508
Phone: (859) 257-9555 option 2
E-mail: ukjobs@uky.edu

Career Employment

2317 Alumni Park Plaza 
Suite 101
Lexington, KY 40517
Phone: (859) 257-9555 option 2
E-mail: ukjobs@uky.edu

Career Employment has knowledgeable teams designated to help you. Each team consists of an Employment Specialist and Employment Consultant. The Employment Specialist is able to assist with job postings, advertising, salary recommendations, and Payroll Authorization Records (PARs). The Employment Consultant is able to assist with creating phone interview guides, in-person interview guides, reference check guides, providing customized training for you and your department on hiring and selection topics, consultations, and general guidance.

You may also contact one of our employment consultants:

Hospital: Deborah Mattos, deborah.mattos@uky.edu, 859-323-5246 

Campus: Ashley Hays, ashley.hays@uky.edu, 859-562-0571 

UK HealthCare: Amanda Milby, amanda.milby@uky.edu, 859-257-8948

Temporary Employment

2365 Harrodsburg Road, Building B, Suite B-175
Lexington, KY 40504
Phone: (859) 257-9555
E-mail: TemporaryEmployment@uky.edu

Temporary Employment is a full-service staffing agency for the University of Kentucky that fills full-time, part-time, short-term, and long-term positions (up to one year) throughout the UK campus and UK HealthCare. Temporary Employment recruits, interviews, screens, hires, and provides payroll services.

Student Employment

204 Mandrell Hall 
Lexington, KY 40508
Phone: (859) 257-8894
Email: studentemployment@uky.edu

Student Employment helps students find jobs on and off-campus while attending the University of Kentucky. The office saves you time by pre-screening students based upon qualifications you provide and refers all students who match your qualifications, all while you retain complete control over the hiring decision.

Pre-Employment Screening

2317 Alumni Park Plaza
Suite 101
Lexington, KY 40517
Phone: (859) 257-2608
Email: ukjobs@uky.edu

In compliance with KRS 164.281, a pre-employment national background check (PNBC) is required of all initial hires at the University of Kentucky. This requirement includes regular (staff and faculty), temporary and student employees. Pre-employment drug screening (PDS) is required for initial UK HealthCare faculty, residents and regular staff hires, in addition to pre-employment national background checks.

Customer Service

204 Mandrell Hall 
Lexington, KY 40508
Phone: (859) 257-9555 option 2
E-mail: ukjobs@uky.edu

The front desk at 204 Mandrell Hall provides customer service and guidance for general employment needs, including: assisting with the application process, resetting UK Jobs passwords and completing I-9s (employment eligibility forms). The front desk is staffed Monday – Friday from 7:30am – 5:00pm.