Urban Geography Research Assistant

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The University of Alberta - Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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3 k3 T+ N' w1 @Geography Research Assistant.
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5 {7 ?6 j: {9 H. z* _Salary 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.

As an urban geography research assistant, you will be working on a
funded project to examine changes in access to healthy food in Edmonton
; c4 }: H2 E$ D3 D1 S* Pbetween 1970 and present. Duties include searching electronic databases,
undertaking land title searches, manipulating databases and spreadsheets
1 C) P! {5 O2 q$ Yand GIS analysis and mapping.
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* l2 R* F" Y" v2 vQualifications include an interest in urban geography, secondary
literature search proficiency, general research experience and GIS
1 ^2 G. ?* Y4 z" v* r6 Lskills.
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9 c) s: g( H4 OApplications must be submitted to Career and Placement Services by May
) u/ [2 L+ y  Y0 d! c, q6 n: H4, 2007.
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# Y: X' f9 r1 J: R: }4 O8 _To view the complete job description - go to www.ualberta.ca/CAPS - this
  A! w8 O7 {* e* x- H5 W# u- vposting is filed under "General".

As this position is funded by the International Student Work Study
, h8 F+ l1 a) E, F: wProgram  - applicants must be full time international undergraduate
students paying the differential fees.
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) i7 p' q% P6 z7 _Sharon Schultz
Office Manager                                 
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