CALL FOR TENDERS
for candidates for young researchers with
selected mentors in 2026
Call for Tenders IJS MR 2026
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Deadline for submitting applications will be added shortly.
Forms should be sent to the following email address: mr2026@ijs.si.
PhD title
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Work in an innovative environment
Working with top experts
International colaboration
Mentors
Biology
Dr. Tilen Koklič
Asst. Prof. 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...
Biochemistry and molecular biology
Dr. Andreja Kozak
Our research programme focuses on understanding the role of proteases in both normal physiology and disease, with a particular emphasis on inflammation and cancer. Proteases tightly control key processes such as immune responses, cell-cycle progression, cell death,...
Prof. Dr. Dušan Turk
The primary role of endosomal/lysosomal system is protein degradation (Turk et al., 2012). In addition to nonspecific proteolysis in the acidic environment of endosomes/lysosomes, proteolytic enzymes cysteine cathepsins also have specific roles, such as the cleavage...
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Toni Petan
The project What if one of the most overlooked organelles in the cell holds the key to survival under stress? Can lipid droplets decide whether a cell lives or dies? In our lab, we explore how cells reprogram their metabolism to control membrane composition under...
Prof. Ddr. Boris Turk
Neurobiology
Electronic components and technologies
Chemistry
Asst. Prof. 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...
Dr. Matic Poberžnik
Prof. Dr. Gašper Tavčar
Asst. Prof. Dr. Peter Rodič
Surface functionalization of metals and their alloys is an important developing research field that combines chemistry, materials science, and engineering to tailor surface properties for specific applications. Since many technological systems use various metallic...
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...
Physics
Dr. Bojan Hiti
Dr. Tadej Novak
In recent years, the amount of data collected in the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider has doubled. At the same time, computational methods and machine learning methods have also advanced rapidly, enabling the use of the latest technologies to analyse this...
Prof. Dr. Irena Drevenšek Olenik
Organic ferroelectric thin films combine ferroelectric functionality with the key advantages of organic materials. This makes them highly attractive for next-generation electronic and electromechanical elements in devices that are flexible, lightweight, and...
Prof. Dr. Vid Bobnar
At the Laboratory for dielectric spectroscopy (Department of condensed matter physics) of the Jožef Stefan Institute, a position for a young researcher (PhD candidate) will be open starting in October 2026. The main focus of the research training will be the...
Asst. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Gomilšek
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gregor Primc
The research program “Thin films and plasma-surface engineering” is among the largest Slovenian programs in technical sciences, currently involving about 20 researchers and 10 young researchers, technicians, or engineers. It is renowned worldwide for its scientific...
Prof. Dr. Rok Zaplotnik
Our research focuses on plasma characterization using catalytic probes, optical emission spectroscopy, VUV spectroscopy, laser absorption spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. We design and construct all of our plasma systems. We work with RF, MW and pulsed DC...
Dr. Boštjan Jenčič
Prof. Dr. Matjaž Kavčič
High energy resolution X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES), probing the valence occupied electronic states below the Fermi level, can be used to provide information on local electronic structure and bonding configuration of atoms within different technologically...
Asst. Prof. Miha Mihovilovič
Prof. Dr. Simon Širca
Dr. Jan Rozman
About the Programme The PhD candidate will join the Biophysics Group at the Department of Theoretical Physics (F-1), which focuses on understanding the physics of biological processes at both the tissue and molecular scales. The group also has an extensive network of...
Asst. Prof. Dr. Jure Kokalj
Prof. Dr. Nejc Košnik
Prof. Dr. Borut Bajc
By holography we usually mean the connection between conformal quantum field theories in d-spacetime dimensions with classical solutions of gravitational theories on the (d+1)-dimensional spacetime with negative curvature. They represent weak-strong dualities, and are...
Prof. Dr. Robert Jeraj
1. Environmental medical physics 2. Screening programs
Dr. Klemen Ambrožič
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
Asst. Prof. Dr. Andrej Vilfan
Asst. Prof. 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.
Prof. Dr. Rok Pestotnik
The Jožef Stefan Institute has recently become a full member of the LHCb collaboration at CERN. LHCb is a specialised spectrometer for studying hadrons containing heavy quarks (b and c), enabling precise measurements of CP violation, rare decays, and searches for...
Dr. Tilen Koklič
Dr. Venkata Subba Rao Jampani
Liquid crystals (LCs) are common in every household as display devices and are also widely used in scientific research as various optical components such as spatial light modulators, optical lenses, and sensors. The key characteristic of the high responsiveness of LCs...
Prof. Dr. Luka Snoj
Dr. Aljaž Čufar
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...
Asst. Prof. Dr. Tomaž Mertelj
Nonequilibrium quantum phenomena are a rapidly developing field of research, both experiment and theory. They arise in very different areas of physics, ranging from electronic quantum materials and magnetism to cosmology, with similar concepts arising in their...
Dr. Peter Jeglič
Quantum technologies are based on exploiting the principles of quantum mechanics to develop advanced devices such as quantum computers, communication systems, and sensors. To fully realize their potential, it is essential to achieve reliable transmission and exchange...
Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kutnjak
Dr. Rok Podlipec
In Humar Lab (Lab for Biophotonics, Soft Photonics and Quantum Optics), we develop and pioneer advanced photonics and quantum optics concepts for applications in biological and soft-matter systems. Within the biological studies that will also shape the research focus...
Asst. Prof. 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...
Prof. Dr. Igor Serša
In the Laboratory for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Department of Solid-State Physics (F-5), we are looking for an interested young researcher for research in the field of magnetic resonance imaging of materials. More precisely, planned research includes high...
Dr. Zala Lenarčič
Computer science and informatics
Prof. Dr. Bogdan Filipič
Dr. Jurica Levatić
Asst. Prof. Dr. Panče Panov
Prof. Dr. Peter Korošec
The doctoral research program Learning for Adaptive Optimization focuses on developing learning-based methods for adaptive optimization in dynamic, uncertain, and/or complex environments. The research targets solving various complex problems where conventional...
Prof. Dr. Barbara Koroušić Seljak
The research programme focuses on the development and application of machine learning and natural language processing methods for advanced data analysis in the field of nutritional science. The aim of the project is to develop innovative approaches for integrating,...
Dr. Gregor Papa
The PhD research investigates algorithmic frameworks for solving NP-hard routing and scheduling problems formulated as constrained combinatorial optimization problems. The problem classes considered are defined over discrete solution spaces with complex feasibility...
Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Rashkovska Koceva
1. Probabilistic Spatio-Temporal Artificial Intelligence for Energy Transmission Networks 2. Multimodal Deep Learning for Environment-Aware Energy Infrastructure Modeling
Dr. Gregor Kosec
Asst. Prof. Dr. Tome Eftimov
The programme “Trustworthy Benchmarking and Explainable Evaluation of Large Language Models Across Tasks and Prompting Regimes” addresses a central challenge in modern AI: how to evaluate large language models (LLMs) in a reliable, reproducible, and explainable manner...
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anton Gradišek
Artificial intelligence has been changing the field of medicine dramatically in recent years, whether it is the interpretation of data from smart sensors or the analysis of large health databases. This area will also be the common thread of the research project of a...
Materials
Asst. Prof. Ddr. Marija Vukomanović
The P2-0091 program focuses on the development of advanced inorganic materials with novel functional properties for applications in electronics, energy, and medicine. The main research areas include: (i) functionalization of silicon for electronic applications; (ii)...
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...
Prof. Dr. Nina Daneu
PhD student will be involved in structural and chemical analysis of inorganic materials down to the atomic scale by advanced electron microscopy methods. He/she will learn to use state-of-the-art research equipment, such as the Spectra 300 analytical transmission...
Asst. Prof. Dr. Kristina Žagar Soderžnik
Dr. Matic Poberžnik
Dr. Nina Kostevšek
Despite great progress in the field of nanomedicine, most synthetic nanoparticles are recognized by the immune system as foreign, which leads to their rapid removal from the bloodstream and, consequently, a significant reduction in the effectiveness of treatment. New...
Dr. Petra Jenuš Belec
Control and care of the environment
Process mechanical engineering
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
New control structures and new methods for tuning controller parameters and process identification 1. Process control concept based on process self-feedback The basic principle of the closed-loop process control is to measure the output of the process (the...
Prof. Dr. Pavle Boškoski
1. Identification of real-order systems with application to electrochemical power systems 2. Analysis of nonlinear dynamics with application to medical data
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...
Dr. Boštjan Pregelj
Telecommunications
Asst. Prof. Dr. Samed Bajrić
The young researcher training programme focuses on quantum-secure communication systems, with an emphasis on the secure integration of post-quantum cryptographic mechanisms into modern communication systems and the analysis of their long-term robustness in real...
Dr. Carolina Fortuna
Dr. Tanja Pavleska
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...
Manufacturing technologies and systems
Medicine
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anton Gradišek
Artificial intelligence has been changing the field of medicine dramatically in recent years, whether it is the interpretation of data from smart sensors or the analysis of large health databases. This area will also be the common thread of the research project of a...