Urban Geography Research Assistant

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The University of Alberta - Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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0 P' H: I7 q& d3 uSalary 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
funded project to examine changes in access to healthy food in Edmonton
' i5 A; k! f2 D+ y9 ybetween 1970 and present. Duties include searching electronic databases,
undertaking land title searches, manipulating databases and spreadsheets
. d! U, V1 r+ l1 f1 _. w% Jand GIS analysis and mapping.
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Qualifications include an interest in urban geography, secondary
) R1 E7 E3 v! X( W3 Q9 t' [literature search proficiency, general research experience and GIS
* T, u  P5 L0 n8 U- t. ?skills.

Applications must be submitted to Career and Placement Services by May
4, 2007.

To view the complete job description - go to www.ualberta.ca/CAPS - this
8 v7 a9 r5 V- @8 ?posting 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
students paying the differential fees.
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! Y+ ~" k* o$ K, Y- ^- DSharon Schultz
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