Urban Geography Research Assistant

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The University of Alberta - Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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Salary to be paid will be $15.00 per hour for 30 hours per week.
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* `7 S1 g' p( {9 n/ q2 b! sThis position is for 10 weeks total.
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  ]3 Y1 O4 B7 E9 i3 _. uAs an urban geography research assistant, you will be working on a
funded project to examine changes in access to healthy food in Edmonton
between 1970 and present. Duties include searching electronic databases,
4 q! u" n9 _1 Oundertaking land title searches, manipulating databases and spreadsheets
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Qualifications include an interest in urban geography, secondary
4 ?9 L5 s) B4 L( N2 Mliterature search proficiency, general research experience and GIS
2 y0 J# p5 n; }5 n" wskills.

7 y0 ?5 C  Z1 z, f# ]6 G. I& o: ZApplications must be submitted to Career and Placement Services by May
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To view the complete job description - go to www.ualberta.ca/CAPS - this
0 `! m8 J! }( H1 f) _posting is filed under "General".

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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Sharon Schultz
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