Mycology Tenure Track Faculty(Professional and Continuing Education))
Quick facts
- Pay
- $53,966 - $111,485 per year
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Olympia, WA
- Background
- PhD
- Industry
- Education — 204 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
The Evergreen State College seeks a full-time regular faculty member to teach mycology and biology at the undergraduate level.
Applicants should hold a PhD in Mycology, Biology, or a related field with expertise in mycology. The ideal candidate is a scholar-practitioner: both rigorous in their science and comfortable connecting fungal biology to environmental and human health applications, industry trends, and emerging career paths. We seek colleagues who have a strong interest in innovative, collaborative pedagogy, and who have experience working with diverse and underserved populations.
The faculty member in this position will teach courses in a Mycology Certificate, a general biology sequence, and related subjects in the faculty member's areas of competence. The faculty member will also be expected to collaboratively develop team-taught, interdisciplinary offerings with faculty members from a variety of other disciplines in the social sciences, humanities, business, arts, computer science, or other physical sciences. The faculty member will join Evergreen's school of Professional and Continuing Education where classes are taught in the evenings and on weekends. The faculty member should be prepared to teach classes in person and online.
- Regular is equivalent to tenure-track at other colleges. A complete description of the continuing contract and conversion process can be found in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, article 11.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Employment-based visa sponsorship may be considered depending on the candidate's current immigration status; however, the College is unable, at this time, to sponsor new H1B petitions that could potentially incur the $100,000 fee announced in September 2025.
Visa sponsorship record: The Evergreen State College
Sponsors occasionally| Fiscal year | H-1B LCAs | USCIS approvals | USCIS denials | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| FY2025 | 2 | — | — | — |
This exact kind of role (Postsecondary Teachers) isn't among the roles The Evergreen State College sponsored most often.
Also filed: E-3 Australian × 1 — a good sign for Australian (E-3), Chilean and Singaporean (H-1B1) candidates.
Roles they sponsor most
- major gifts officer1 LCA · median $85k
- network engineer1 LCA · median $90k
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Postsecondary Teachers (SOC 25-1099) — estimated from the job title.
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Likely cap-exempt (university, affiliated hospital or nonprofit research body): H-1B can be filed any time of year, with no lottery. Confirm with HR.
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Teacher (college, university or seminary)” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
This employer has filed before (E-3 Australian: 1). Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
Salary vs prevailing wage
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Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.