Urban Geography Research Assistant

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The University of Alberta - Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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7 E8 Q: P; ?* I; j. d- x# }% |Salary to be paid will be $15.00 per hour for 30 hours per week.
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7 P9 ?1 I" y5 ~9 f  V- jThis position is for 10 weeks total.
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( M, l9 [' {2 h: mAs an urban geography research assistant, you will be working on a
funded project to examine changes in access to healthy food in Edmonton
between 1970 and present. Duties include searching electronic databases,
% ~4 ~( o3 i4 K( _+ m/ C" C. Iundertaking land title searches, manipulating databases and spreadsheets
9 u6 q" P$ j, i2 Q5 H' I) m9 @and GIS analysis and mapping.
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. ?9 F5 g+ H' v, P2 @1 s5 HQualifications include an interest in urban geography, secondary
literature search proficiency, general research experience and GIS
skills.

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
0 I% C9 L$ k( P- I; p& D1 cposting is filed under "General".
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As this position is funded by the International Student Work Study
Program  - applicants must be full time international undergraduate
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Sharon Schultz
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