CALL FOR TENDERS
for candidates for young researchers with
selected mentors in 2025
All forms:
Deadline for submitting applications is June 22nd 2025.
Forms should be sent to the following email address: mr2025@ijs.si.
PhD title
Regular employment
Work in an innovative environment
Working with top experts
International colaboration
Mentors
Biology
Dr. Tilen Koklič
The young researcher will participate in the development of a new concept (uCellnNet) to accelerate the mechanistic detection of disease development, with which we want to divide the response of a complex native tissue with a branched network of interactions and...
Doc. dr. Iztok Urbančič
What do we do? We know that living in polluted environment poses a great risk for our health, increasing the probability for cancer, pulmonary and cardiovascular conditions, as well as neurodegeneration, but the steps of disease development remain largely unknown. In...
Biotechnology
Doc. dr. Tomaž Rijavec
Microbial-based biocatalytic aggregated systems are artificially constructed consortia that can be obtained from natural samples or prepared by combining individual previously isolated strains. Artificially aggregated microbial cells can form three-dimensional...
Chemistry
Prof. dr. Tea Zuliani
We are looking for a motivated and curious candidate for the position of a young researcher who will contribute to the development and optimization of state-of-the-art analytical methods for determining the isotopic composition of non-traditional elements (Mg, Cu, Sr,...
Doc. dr. Tina Kosjek
Unlocking the Secrets of Chemical Exposure Through Hair Analysis Are you passionate about impactful research that bridges analytical chemistry, environmental science, and public health? Do you want to develop cutting-edge techniques that contribute to a healthier...
Computer science and informatics
Prof. Dr. Dunja Mladenić
Assist. Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Rashkovska Koceva
Dr. Gregor Kosec
Numerical modelling of increasingly complex physical systems helps the community to address important questions such as identifying environmental problems, improving technological processes, developing biomedical applications, etc. The involved mathematical models...
Prof. Dr. Matjaž Gams
Artificial Quantum Intelligence Introduction AI has rapidly evolved from expert systems to large language models (LLMs) like GPT, achieving remarkable success. However, LLMs still lack self-awareness, reasoning, and adaptability, while classical computing limits their...
Assist. Prof. Dr. Tea Tušar
Solving real-world optimization problems can be very challenging. Many problems contain multiple conflicting objectives to be optimized simultaneously and are heavily constrained. Moreover, the evaluation of solutions is often performed via simulation, meaning that it...
Control and care of the environment
Prof. Dr. Janez Ščančar
Doc. dr. Tomaž Rijavec
Microbial-based biocatalytic aggregated systems are artificially constructed consortia that can be obtained from natural samples or prepared by combining individual previously isolated strains. Artificially aggregated microbial cells can form three-dimensional...
Electronic components and technologies
Prof. Dr. Danjela Kuščer Hrovatin
Chemical contamination of food is a major public health risk worldwide, causing mild to severe symptoms in humans and contributing to bacterial resistance. The topic of the PhD study is the development of materials and test sensor structures for the rapid and...
Dr. Vincenc Nemanič
Physics
Dr. Jurij Simčič
Dr. Jelena Vesić
The Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) accelerator center is one of the largest projects for fundamental research in the world. The accelerator complex is currently being built on the premises of one of the leading laboratories for nuclear...
Dr. Gregor Kramberger
Prof. Dr. Samo Korpar
Assist. Prof. Dr. Andraž Rešetič
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a material that combines the self-ordering properties of liquid crystals with the elasticity of a polymer network. The result is an elastic material that can reversibly change shape in response to an external stimulus, such as...
Prof. Dr. Miha Škarabot
Doc. Dr. Andrej Vilfan
Doc. Dr. Tomaž Rejec
The candidate will explore the symmetry and the topological properties of multi-terminal Josephson junctions with the aim of identifying those in which new synthetic topological materials could be realized. He will also explore ways to use such junctions as useful...
Dr. Denis Golež
The doctoral candidate will develop a quantum theory for the strong light-matter coupling in many-body quantum systems, such as a density charge wave or exciton insulators, in a cavity with a confined electromagnetic field.
Dr. Tilen Koklič
The young researcher will participate in the development of a new concept (uCellnNet) to accelerate the mechanistic detection of disease development, with which we want to divide the response of a complex native tissue with a branched network of interactions and...
Dr. Nerea Sebastian Ugarteche
Ferroelectric nematics, recently discovered, exhibit spontaneous polarization and nonlinear optical properties comparable to ferroelectric solids, while being fluid. This unique combination of fluidity, i.e. tunability and processability, and polarity unlocks exciting...
Assist. Prof. Dr. Mojca Vilfan
Microfluidics is the science and technology that studies the behaviour of fluids in confined geometries. These can be simple, such as straight channels, or they can be of arbitrarily complex shapes, representing a more realistic model of similar systems found in...
Dr. Gašper Kokot
Colloidal active matter are systems of hundreds of microscopic particles driven out-of-equilibrium by external fields. They display non-trivial spontaneous collective organisation into static and dynamic patterns that can be controlled by the driving field. This...
Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kutnjak
Doc. dr. Iztok Urbančič
What do we do? We know that living in polluted environment poses a great risk for our health, increasing the probability for cancer, pulmonary and cardiovascular conditions, as well as neurodegeneration, but the steps of disease development remain largely unknown. In...
Assist. Prof. Dr. Sabina Markelj
The work will take place at a Department for low and medium energy physics (F2) in an experimental station on 2 MV tandem accelerator https://f2.ijs.si/en/infrastructure/2020071509342251/mic--microanalytical-centre , in a dynamic and relaxed environment. It would...
Dr. Zala Lenarčič
Driving matter out of equilibrium challenges our understanding and intuition for quantum systems, as well as the imagination to exceed the limitations given by the equilibrium. In our understanding of equilibration of excited quantum systems, exact symmetries play a...
Materials
Dr. Samir El Shawish
Recent incidents of pipe cracking in nuclear power plants in France, Belgium, and Slovenia have highlighted the deficiencies in the monitoring and predictive capabilities of preventive maintenance programs within the nuclear industry. These shortcomings impede the...
Dr. Muhammad Shahid Arshad
Project Overview: The objective of this PhD project is to investigate the application of magnetic-field-assisted 3D printing technology for the fabrication of next-generation multipole magnets with improved performance and efficiency in electric motor applications....
Dr. Tomaž Tomše
Dr. Aljaž Iveković
Prof. Dr. Danjela Kuščer Hrovatin
Chemical contamination of food is a major public health risk worldwide, causing mild to severe symptoms in humans and contributing to bacterial resistance. The topic of the PhD study is the development of materials and test sensor structures for the rapid and...
Assist. Prof. Dr. Sašo Gyergyek
Catalysts are involved in about 80% of all chemical transformations that we as a society relay on. An efficient and stable catalyst is therefore crucial for obtaining the necessary compounds. Among other measures, the so-called electrification of chemical industry and...
Prof. Dr. Tadej Rojac
Dr. Petra Jenuš Belec
Mechanics
Dr. Samir El Shawish
Recent incidents of pipe cracking in nuclear power plants in France, Belgium, and Slovenia have highlighted the deficiencies in the monitoring and predictive capabilities of preventive maintenance programs within the nuclear industry. These shortcomings impede the...
Process mechanical engineering
Dr. Blaž Mikuž
The study of heat transfer in gas-liquid two-phase flows is a highly active research field that is of great interest for both numerical modelling and experimental investigation of physical phenomena. Due to the high heat transfer efficiency during flow boiling, such...
Assist. Prof. Dr. Mitja Uršič
The proposed thesis is motivated by interest in understanding the physical mechanisms that govern the heat transfer in the forced-convection film boiling. The candidate will investigate the physical background of the liquid-vapour interface morphology in relation to...
Systems and cybernetics
Prof. Dr. Damir Vrančić
Dr. Samo Gerkšič
Predictive control is practically the most relevant advanced control method for multivariable dynamical systems with relatively slow dynamics, however challenges remain with implementation for processes with fast dynamics, due to the computation time of on-line...
Assist. Prof. Dr. Matija Perne
I am looking for a candidate who will use mathematical modeling to study the functioning or development of a selected subsystem of our planet. Karst regions are characterized by the solubility of their bedrock and a significant proportion of underground water flow....
Assist. Prof. Dr. Dejan Gradišar
Dr. Miha Glavan
Telecommunications
Dr. Samed Bajrić
Dr. Tanja Pavleska
The increasing complexity of cybersecurity threats necessitates the development of autonomous and AI-driven solutions capable of enhancing security operations, threat intelligence, and incident management. However, traditional security automation often lacks...
Assist. Prof. Dr. Tomaž Klobučar
Modern information and communication systems and networks are becoming more dynamic, distributed, and complex, requiring proactive protection and rapid recovery to mitigate and manage increasingly frequent and sophisticated cyberattacks, which is especially true for...