Urban Geography Research Assistant

芳草萋萋

The University of Alberta - Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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1 ]) I$ D! M5 S! GGeography Research Assistant.
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Salary to be paid will be $15.00 per hour for 30 hours per week.
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This position is for 10 weeks total.
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2 l  b& W) T( ^1 D! t1 d: p; V! kAs an urban geography research assistant, you will be working on a
funded project to examine changes in access to healthy food in Edmonton
& i- p4 O+ G! |0 n3 j! ]between 1970 and present. Duties include searching electronic databases,
undertaking land title searches, manipulating databases and spreadsheets
# G$ E7 G6 L9 c! T: ~- p) _and GIS analysis and mapping.
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Qualifications include an interest in urban geography, secondary
7 |- e, I5 D& l5 V/ j/ O; K, nliterature search proficiency, general research experience and GIS
4 Z' {* ~1 f  r, Lskills.

! r1 _8 D, {2 n3 b3 w( j$ XApplications must be submitted to Career and Placement Services by May
4, 2007.
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To view the complete job description - go to www.ualberta.ca/CAPS - this
posting is filed under "General".

1 W  D2 l) R! v( bAs this position is funded by the International Student Work Study
Program  - applicants must be full time international undergraduate
$ P0 Q" N6 r5 F# J% p0 [students paying the differential fees.
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Sharon Schultz
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International Centre