Urban Geography Research Assistant

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The University of Alberta - Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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# [! s& }2 ?& ?; R% B5 W2 uGeography Research Assistant.
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/ J2 [- R4 H- u1 o+ q6 ^$ O& K4 l# ^Salary to be paid will be $15.00 per hour for 30 hours per week.
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; x, y$ u2 ]7 ]( C1 @; cThis position is for 10 weeks total.

4 k) i! }8 |/ U' X& y( w0 wAs an urban geography research assistant, you will be working on a
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. u% p1 y* f* h+ vbetween 1970 and present. Duties include searching electronic databases,
* \1 h; L+ Y% Gundertaking land title searches, manipulating databases and spreadsheets
. Q/ w- k9 p$ wand GIS analysis and mapping.
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( z9 z8 Z1 s( H$ w2 c/ t3 w8 kQualifications include an interest in urban geography, secondary
1 e. d& {: b5 ^literature search proficiency, general research experience and GIS
$ L/ E4 B! n$ ~1 ~* n4 q1 V- Cskills.

' C  T3 y, `8 q& x7 N: nApplications must be submitted to Career and Placement Services by May
4, 2007.
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* M" E! T( t% X) B& G# aTo view the complete job description - go to www.ualberta.ca/CAPS - this
/ I7 p8 k/ t/ x+ S) jposting is filed under "General".
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As this position is funded by the International Student Work Study
& L" R: [; `7 H' ZProgram  - applicants must be full time international undergraduate
students paying the differential fees.
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Sharon Schultz
Office Manager                                 
International Centre