Urban Geography Research Assistant

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The University of Alberta - Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- are currently recruiting for the full time summer position of Urban
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Salary to be paid will be $15.00 per hour for 30 hours per week.

5 ]' u3 @' H( A. K( w6 w; v0 WThis position is for 10 weeks total.
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6 ^" M  n% i; J! wAs an urban geography research assistant, you will be working on a
" o1 N+ g+ F* u* c5 yfunded project to examine changes in access to healthy food in Edmonton
$ W' G% r) ~7 X9 Z1 L  [0 T4 tbetween 1970 and present. Duties include searching electronic databases,
$ z% y3 N/ f, u6 d, n. nundertaking land title searches, manipulating databases and spreadsheets
and GIS analysis and mapping.
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Qualifications include an interest in urban geography, secondary
literature search proficiency, general research experience and GIS
skills.
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+ a5 e4 `$ h' H& w6 p6 AApplications must be submitted to Career and Placement Services by May
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# T: f6 L' P2 c( hTo view the complete job description - go to www.ualberta.ca/CAPS - this
posting is filed under "General".
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8 V( A3 g3 X+ C1 c4 HAs this position is funded by the International Student Work Study
7 k. k' p% W6 Y& ^, YProgram  - applicants must be full time international undergraduate
students paying the differential fees.
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Sharon Schultz
Office Manager                                 
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