Are you tired of hearing people talk about "big data"? Do you have that nagging feeling that "big data" means ... hmmm, what exactly anyway? Are you willing to confess that your datasets aren't that big after all? Are you wondering if there are other challenges in data analysis rather than handling a zettabyte-sized file across 10,000 machines? Great! Then you might be the right person to work on "small data". What the heck is "small data"? See this video http://youtu.be/O7Qgo6RSzmE?t=14m54s Interested? To apply please send us - your complete CV - copies of certificates from all degrees (BSc, MSc, Ph.D.) you obtained - list of publications in a SINGLE pdf. Notice that applications not sticking to this format will not be considered. There is no fixed deadline for applying. Salary is according to TV-L E13, i.e. at least 3367 Euro/month gross salary. What we expect from you - Ph.D. in CS in a topic related to data management - sound background on data management - solid coding skills - good analytical skills - zeal to work in research - team-oriented working style About the Group Our research focuses on database indexing, data layouts, and main-memory databases. We also run a site with educational database videos. See http://youtube.com/jensdit or http://datenbankenlernen.de for a list of freely available videos (and slides) on database technology in German and English (about 80 videos in German on ER/relational algebra/SQL and 80 videos in English on database implementation techniques so far). We use these videos for flipped classrooms. A textbook accompanying the English videos is scheduled to appear in summer 2015. About the Department The CS department at Saarland University is consistently ranked among the top places in evaluations such as the CHE-ranking. Our CS programs are very international: all courses starting from the third BSc year are taught in English. We also have a CS graduate school supported by DFG.