Urban Geography Research Assistant

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The University of Alberta - Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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Salary to be paid will be $15.00 per hour for 30 hours per week.
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This position is for 10 weeks total.
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# w- B) y- h6 G( QAs an urban geography research assistant, you will be working on a
funded project to examine changes in access to healthy food in Edmonton
! V. I" C: \' g# d$ J- Tbetween 1970 and present. Duties include searching electronic databases,
undertaking land title searches, manipulating databases and spreadsheets
and GIS analysis and mapping.
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" ^6 z1 d+ d8 D) wQualifications include an interest in urban geography, secondary
; x5 s$ s1 P% L7 v+ }literature search proficiency, general research experience and GIS
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# s, z0 |( ?7 N+ E% I* TApplications must be submitted to Career and Placement Services by May
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1 ?- O1 B1 o6 NTo view the complete job description - go to www.ualberta.ca/CAPS - this
posting is filed under "General".

; U5 E6 S+ X1 m4 D9 |% }" U/ A. ZAs this position is funded by the International Student Work Study
  u5 y1 K0 m* _' }+ Y6 O: eProgram  - applicants must be full time international undergraduate
students paying the differential fees.
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/ k7 n$ O4 |7 N) J' XSharon Schultz
Office Manager                                 
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