Urban Geography Research Assistant

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The University of Alberta - Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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& P) z+ J, Y+ V$ G6 I4 K6 l# SGeography Research Assistant.
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8 Q' m5 l) \& w0 j! j, `Salary to be paid will be $15.00 per hour for 30 hours per week.

This position is for 10 weeks total.

& V' `6 E/ o2 y7 kAs an urban geography research assistant, you will be working on a
" k2 |* L/ `0 U, W2 A; ~funded 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
and GIS analysis and mapping.

, z+ i/ H! ^1 z; J% x$ ?Qualifications include an interest in urban geography, secondary
literature search proficiency, general research experience and GIS
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5 k+ p- D& i( B; ~$ ?; E3 k# `Applications must be submitted to Career and Placement Services by May
4, 2007.

6 h6 b8 |, G$ C9 W" t8 `To view the complete job description - go to www.ualberta.ca/CAPS - this
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As this position is funded by the International Student Work Study
Program  - applicants must be full time international undergraduate
+ j: g) Y$ u" I! Xstudents paying the differential fees.

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Sharon Schultz
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9 h2 F2 E' `  a8 [International Centre