Urban Geography Research Assistant

芳草萋萋

The University of Alberta - Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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  ]9 Q9 A3 H1 O( jGeography Research Assistant.
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6 x5 K& ?( g2 ESalary to be paid will be $15.00 per hour for 30 hours per week.

+ Z( t# K& ^8 D7 _, A. M4 x. qThis position is for 10 weeks total.

7 y% S  x+ h# S/ AAs an urban geography research assistant, you will be working on a
/ k5 M* v: P, v! |funded project to examine changes in access to healthy food in Edmonton
between 1970 and present. Duties include searching electronic databases,
3 R" W# ^7 {; F" S- qundertaking land title searches, manipulating databases and spreadsheets
) _8 n( S5 P+ k: ]3 Y6 land GIS analysis and mapping.
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Qualifications include an interest in urban geography, secondary
( b/ Z9 G# G  b2 Fliterature search proficiency, general research experience and GIS
* W$ r3 Z; _+ Y8 r% N& }: bskills.
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Applications must be submitted to Career and Placement Services by May
8 T- @" T$ T. g* e4, 2007.

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
8 m0 h9 U% z5 [: vProgram  - applicants must be full time international undergraduate
+ ?0 L# L# ?+ C9 I( @$ H& F  sstudents paying the differential fees.
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" L# G% q$ R  [* Z7 A2 m4 hSharon Schultz
! Q# r7 w% a5 H7 Y: H* AOffice Manager                                 
International Centre