Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Information Systems

The Information Systems Research Group is offering fully-funded PhD
positions in Oxford University's Computing Laboratory in Information
Systems. This position is not tied to a project, and any student with
a strong background in theoretical computer science and an interest in
information management can apply.

Research topics available include logic and complexity: (logic and
automata on trees, tractability of graph and hypergraph algorithms),
database theory (tractability in query processing, foundational and
systems issues in XML query processing, data cleaning, and data
integration), and database systems (querying of social networks,
information extraction, stream processing).

The studentships are fully funded *at EU fee levels* for three years
from October 2008.  Each includes a stipend of 12,600 pounds per year
as well as provision for travel to conferences.  Students who are
*not* from EU countries will need supplementary funding.

Candidates must satisfy the usual requirements
http://web.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/prospective/dphil/dphil-criteria.pdf
for doing a doctorate at Oxford.  For Further Information contact
Michael Benedikt
(http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/people/Michael.Benedikt/home.html) or
Georg Gottlob (http://benner.dbai.tuwien.ac.at/staff/gottlob/), who
will be happy to discuss this position on an informal basis.

How to apply:

The deadline for applications is April 30, 2008. Interviews for
qualified candidates will take place in May 2008.  To apply you
need to download the University's application form from
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/forms/. You will need to
submit references, transcript, and a statement of research interests
(in the space marked "Research Proposal") with your application.

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO:

Mrs Julie Sheppard
Secretary for Graduate Studies
Oxford University Computing Laboratory
Wolfson Building,
Parks Road,
Oxford. OX1 3QD

AND NOT TO THE ADDRESS ON THE APPLICATION FORM

If you have any questions about the applications procedure please
email Julie.Sheppard@comlab.ox.ac.uk