Job Description

Department:

Location:

Belknap Campus

Time Type:

Part time

Worker Type:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Job Req ID:

R108623

Minimum Requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent.

Position Description:

We are seeking individuals interested in serving as Temporary Standardized Performers. In this role, performers will follow a script to simulate interviews and encounters. Ideal candidates are adaptable learners, strong listeners, and able to focus on the educational goals of each session. We are looking for individuals with strong recall skills and a genuine interest in enhancing student learning. A flexible schedule, along with reliability, punctuality, professionalism, and occasional availability on weekdays.

Key Responsibilities:

• Realistic Portrayal: Memorize and deliver scripted content to simulate authentic interviews and professional encounters.

• Dynamic Performance: Adapt character roles in real-time to meet the specific educational goals of each simulation.

• Constructive Feedback: Provide learners with honest, respectful, and actionable feedback based on their performance.

• Collaborative Excellence: Partner with Simulation Directors and Facilitators to prepare, refine, and execute high-quality training sessions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in acting, theater, or public performance.

• Experience delivering professional feedback or coaching.

• A genuine commitment to the field of education and student development.

Core Competencies

• Precision & Recall: Exceptional memorization skills and the ability to maintain character consistency.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written interpersonal skills.

• Professionalism: High levels of reliability and punctuality.

• Adaptability: Ability to work effectively with diverse groups, including students, faculty, and administrators.

• Flexibility: Availability for occasional weekday sessions.

• Reliability and punctuality

• Excellent recall and memorization ability

• Ability to work with others in a respectful manner

• Good oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability and willingness to work cooperatively with learners, faculty, and administrators

• Comfort with being videotaped or otherwise recorded

Work Schedule

• Paid one-day training

• Full-day events a few days each month

Pay Scale
$30/hour

To Apply
Submit the following materials along with your resume as one attachment:

• Cover letter

• Resume (standard resume and acting resume, if available)

• Headshot (high-quality, filter-free selfies are acceptable)

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy.In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans.The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 2315 South First Street Walk, Room 02C - Louisville, Kentucky 40292.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email atemployment@louisville.eduor by phone 502-852-6258.

Equal Employment Opportunity The University of Louisville is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, pregnancy, or veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact the Employment team at [email protected] or 502.852.6258. Assistance and Accommodations Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208. If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at [email protected] or by phone 502-852-6258. About the University of Louisville In 2023, the University of Louisville celebrates its quasquibicentennial, the 225th anniversary of the 1798 beginnings of higher education in Louisville. One of the nation’s first city-owned, public universities, UofL today is a vital ecosystem that creates thriving futures for students, our community and society. As one of only 79 universities in the United States to earn recognition by the Carnegie Foundation as both a Research 1 and a Community Engaged university, we impact lives in areas of student success and research and innovation, while our dynamic connection with our local and global communities provides unparalleled opportunities for students and citizens both. The university serves as an engine that powers Metro Louisville and the commonwealth and as a classroom for UofL’s more than 23,000 students, who benefit from partnerships with top employers and a wide range of community service opportunities. To learn more, visit louisville.edu. The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a member of the Kentucky state university system.