Are you interested in innovative research in the field of databases and query processing? The Database and Information Systems research group at the University of Konstanz is looking for a talented, creative, and passionate Research Assistant (PhD Student). At the University of Konstanz, we are conducting research on database query processing and optimization. In particular, we are interested in studying how traditional relational query processing can be extended to evaluate queries over graph-structured data, which is gaining importance in many applications, such as analyzing social networks, querying the web of data, managing knowledge networks, studying the interaction of proteins, planning transportation grids, and routing network traffic. As a PhD student, you would be one of the driving forces behind this effort. You would be embedded in our research group and supported by other groups in the department as well as a strong network of international collaborators. The University of Konstanz is one of eleven German Excellence Universities. Its campus is directly located at Lake Constance, which is situated in the beautiful tri-national region of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria; but see for yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ruc7L6qL3Kk (in German). Research assistent (PhD Student) positions are salaried according to the TV-L E 13 pay scale, which corresponds to a gross salary of EUR 40,000 per annum. Additional perks include partial support for health insurance and pension. For further information about the position, please visit http://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/grossniklaus/jobs/ or contact Michael Grossniklaus, michael.grossniklaus@uni-konstanz.de.