Urban Geography Research Assistant

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The University of Alberta - Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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8 W! F. J+ B' B2 w: O+ OSalary 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
& x! q$ C0 D/ |0 ifunded project to examine changes in access to healthy food in Edmonton
between 1970 and present. Duties include searching electronic databases,
undertaking land title searches, manipulating databases and spreadsheets
" W+ z3 ]3 t. t4 l( v: s* tand GIS analysis and mapping.
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; i# A: Z* U" nQualifications include an interest in urban geography, secondary
7 i9 a9 r- M* k6 l' e/ rliterature search proficiency, general research experience and GIS
$ C7 l7 q9 ^" ^8 Jskills.
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Applications must be submitted to Career and Placement Services by May
' a) u+ {! {. ~; }9 A4, 2007.

6 x! Z& p& }; i, G, j1 a9 r% v0 [) CTo view the complete job description - go to www.ualberta.ca/CAPS - this
6 R4 ?; {" `: E4 E6 }posting is filed under "General".

6 s; @3 H  o. K  p; @As this position is funded by the International Student Work Study
Program  - applicants must be full time international undergraduate
( D" w" t# I* Q, n+ \8 d7 k3 k+ V4 Bstudents paying the differential fees.
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Sharon Schultz
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