{"id":60903,"date":"2026-09-10T12:43:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=60903"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:43:20","slug":"job-wildlife-laboratory-technician-matsons-laboratory-manhattan-mt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-wildlife-laboratory-technician-matsons-laboratory-manhattan-mt\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Wildlife Laboratory Technician, Matson&#8217;s Laboratory (Manhattan, MT)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<header class=\"job-frame__header\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 d-none d-md-block\">\n<div class=\"job-frame__action\"><a class=\"job-frame__saved-job gtag4-save-job\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-listing-wildlife-laboratory-technician-manhattan-montana\/3317301152?utm_source=ongage&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=regular#\"><i class=\"far fa-bookmark\"><\/i> <span class=\"ml-1\">Save Job<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"job-frame__header__info\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"company\">Matson&#8217;s Laboratory<\/p>\n<p class=\"location\">Manhattan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/montana\">Montana<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"social-share\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"gtag-job-frame__wrapper\" class=\"job-frame__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"job-frame__content test_job_content\">\n<div class=\"job-frame__description\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Job Type<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/job-type\/conservation-paid-jobs\">Permanent<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Salary<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\">$17.05 per hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Benefits<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\">Full Vision &amp; Dental, Health Insurance Stipend, Matching Simple IRA, PTO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Deadline<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\">Oct 11, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-meta-label\">Min. Experience<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-meta-value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/experience\/entry\">0 &#8211; 1 year<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"job-frame__description_content\">\n<p><strong>About Matson\u2019s Lab:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since 1969, Matson\u2019s Lab has been the trusted leader in cementum age analysis, providing wildlife professionals worldwide with critical data for population management and conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wildlife Laboratory Technician<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Job Overview:<\/strong><br \/>Matson\u2019s Lab is seeking a dedicated\u00a0<strong>Wildlife Laboratory Technician<\/strong>\u00a0with a strong interest in\u00a0<strong>wildlife management, laboratory work, hunting, conservation, or histology<\/strong>. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on laboratory work, values precision, and takes pride in producing high-quality data that supports wildlife conservation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wildlife Laboratory Technician Key Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow established laboratory protocols to prepare and process samples with accuracy and efficiency.<\/li>\n<li>Learn and master fundamental lab techniques, advancing to more complex tasks over time.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain a high level of focus and attention to detail to ensure data quality meets professional standards.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate in a relaxed yet professional laboratory setting with fellow technicians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wildlife Laboratory Technician Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Biology<\/strong>\u00a0or a related scientific field (required for full-time, permanent employment).<\/li>\n<li>Laboratory experience (preferred, but not required).<\/li>\n<li>Strong computer skills, including proficiency in\u00a0<strong>Microsoft Office<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>No prior histology experience required\u2014comprehensive training is provided.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wildlife Laboratory Technician Compensation &amp; Growth Opportunities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Starting wage:<\/strong> $17.05\/hr. + commissions\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Clear advancement path\u2014technicians may be eligible for promotion within a year based on performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Full-time employees receive benefits, including productivity-based commisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply test_job_how_to_apply\"><strong><span class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"how-to-apply-content-279066\"><span class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__button__text\">How To Apply<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\n<div id=\"how-to-apply-content-279066\" class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__content\">\n<p>Preference is given to those that follow the below instructions:<\/p>\n<p>Interested applicants should e-mail resume to <a href=\"mailto:doscience@matsonslab.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doscience@matsonslab.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>This position is 100% on-site.\u00a0 Applicants not in the area should be sure to include desire, ability and any plans to relocate to the Gallatin Valley.\u00a0 Due to logistics preference is given to those in the Gallatin Valley.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__description\">When you apply, please indicate that you are responding to the posting on Conservation Job Board.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"job-frame__meta\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"job-frame__meta__label\" width=\"100\">Category<\/td>\n<td class=\"job-frame__meta__value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/category\/ecology-jobs\">Ecology <\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservationjobboard.com\/category\/wildlife-jobs\">Wildlife<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11259,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15,210],"tags":[4,215,901,32,33,7,13,9,415],"class_list":["post-60903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-full-time","category-jobs","category-permanent","tag-alumni","tag-ecology","tag-environmental-studies","tag-full-time","tag-jobs","tag-pnw","tag-recent-grads","tag-students","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60903"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60903"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60904,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60903\/revisions\/60904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}