This position manages program implementation, education, training, and production for Sustainability in Prisons Project’s (SPP) Sagebrush Conservation Nursery at Washington State Department of Corrections (WA DOC) Washington State Penitentiary (WSP), Walla Walla, Washington. The incumbent develops curricula, protocols, procedures, and outreach materials to train and inform corrections staff, incarcerated students/workers, and education partners. The position directs and oversees all conservation nursery production at WSP, including record keeping, horticultural health, seed harvesting, cleaning and temporary storage, least toxic and approved methods of insect and disease management, seed and plant deliveries, and reports to project partners at Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The position has a high degree of independence managing SPP/WSP-WA DOC cooperation. The incumbent works with a team of WA DOC Corrections Specialists in the Sustainable Practices Lab at WSP to recruit, hire, and supervise incarcerated individuals. This requires considerable experience in maintaining a safe and secure working environment for all participants to ensure educational, vocational, and program goals are achieved.

Additionally, the position searches for and develops relationships with community and agency partners to develop new collaborations and contracts. Duties include negotiating contracts, setting program outcomes, and opening new nursery/seed farm sites in Eastern Washington prisons. Education and outreach will expand to multiple prison sites in Washington to include Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell and Airway Heights Corrections Center in Airway Heights.

This is a full-time, overtime eligible, project position remote from the Olympia campus of The Evergreen State College and within the Washington State Department of Corrections in Walla Walla. This position is funded through June 30, 2027 by Washington Shrubsteppe Restoration and Resiliency Initiative and a Federal BIL/BAR legislation managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service anticipated to continue through September 2030.

Salary and Benefits: $4,563 – $6,136 per month of full-time work + excellent benefits including paid sick and vacation leave; paid campus holidays; a generous medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; optional deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts.

Closes: October 29, 2026

All requested application materials must be submitted by the deadline in order to be considered.

About the College

The Evergreen State College is a progressive, public liberal arts and sciences college located in Olympia, Washington, in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Since opening its doors in 1971, Evergreen has established a national reputation for leadership in developing innovative interdisciplinary, collaborative and team-taught academic programs. The college has a vibrant undergraduate program, graduate programs, and public service centers that constitute a unique academic setting. The college values a student-centered learning environment, a link between theory and practice, and a multicultural community of diverse faculty, students and staff working together. For more information about Evergreen, please visit our college catalog or our website: http://www.evergreen.edu