CALL FOR TENDERS

for candidates for young researchers with
selected mentors in 2025 

 

Deadline for submitting applications is May 6th 2025.

Forms should be sent to the following email address: mr2025@ijs.si.

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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

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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

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

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...

Physics

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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

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....

Telecommunications

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...