Urban Geography Research Assistant

芳草萋萋

The University of Alberta - Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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Salary to be paid will be $15.00 per hour for 30 hours per week.
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5 L* R! ^* d8 `/ q' @9 ^4 CThis position is for 10 weeks total.
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+ `  \. P6 N# h( X2 mAs an urban geography research assistant, you will be working on a
funded project to examine changes in access to healthy food in Edmonton
& ]2 r* A/ V3 E9 R! K, Vbetween 1970 and present. Duties include searching electronic databases,
3 y0 X) @( j1 A: lundertaking land title searches, manipulating databases and spreadsheets
and GIS analysis and mapping.
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0 L2 w- _! O- _3 x0 eQualifications include an interest in urban geography, secondary
literature search proficiency, general research experience and GIS
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2 C/ \8 f6 C( D6 I0 l) {2 R! vApplications must be submitted to Career and Placement Services by May
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To view the complete job description - go to www.ualberta.ca/CAPS - this
( s0 j6 r3 x/ }. b9 eposting is filed under "General".

As this position is funded by the International Student Work Study
, i6 `3 k6 K) \# K0 B! tProgram  - applicants must be full time international undergraduate
2 X, T/ ?/ R" ]9 Zstudents paying the differential fees.
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- |, Y8 }: [% Z/ i# r5 B4 G! ^Sharon Schultz
Office Manager                                 
International Centre