Urban Geography Research Assistant

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The University of Alberta - Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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Geography Research Assistant.
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" U7 z0 Y% n& X# I1 V# Y! mSalary to be paid will be $15.00 per hour for 30 hours per week.
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This position is for 10 weeks total.

& n% [3 I2 j: fAs an urban geography research assistant, you will be working on a
funded project to examine changes in access to healthy food in Edmonton
, v' @) z$ n) Y# Abetween 1970 and present. Duties include searching electronic databases,
, g3 y5 S" ?9 A( E/ S/ wundertaking land title searches, manipulating databases and spreadsheets
- v7 B) E7 q& ~' G. m0 v  yand GIS analysis and mapping.
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Qualifications include an interest in urban geography, secondary
  F5 Y; R7 r; Y2 l/ j7 Gliterature search proficiency, general research experience and GIS
- [1 d1 w, _0 z% X9 kskills.
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Applications 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
posting is filed under "General".

As this position is funded by the International Student Work Study
2 U9 P! D0 ~) ]: B4 a6 A1 cProgram  - applicants must be full time international undergraduate
students paying the differential fees.

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! l6 N# n$ V- V4 }: G/ p% CSharon Schultz
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3 }' n' @' d8 Q  ~. B& y" ]International Centre