Jožef Stefan Institute on the basis of the Scientific Research and Innovation Activities Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 186/2021), General Act on Stable Financing of Scientific Research (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 87/2022), Rules on the selection and (co)financing of doctoral students and doctoral students from the program pillar of stable financing of 8. 6. 2022 and the Employment Relationships Act ((Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 21/2013 with amendments) publishes
CALL FOR TENDERS
for candidates for young researchers with
selected mentors
in 2024
All application forms:
The final date is 7 May 2024.
Application forms send to: mr2024@ijs.si.
PhD title
Regular employment
Work in an innovative environment
Working with top experts
International colaboration
Mentors
Biochemistry and molecular biology
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...
Dr. Georgy Mikhaylov
Prof. dr. Marko Fonović
Doc. dr. Livija Tušar
As part of a recently published statistical analysis of approximately 30,000 substrates of cathepsins K, V, B, L, S and F, we have developed the SAPS-ESI ("Statistical Approach to Specific Peptide Substrate-Enzyme Interaction") software platform, which contains new...
Biology
Dr. Tilen Koklič
Prediction of chronic inflammation-related diseases is hampered by a lack of mechanistic understanding and the currently limited reach of toxicological investigations. We spent 200 man-years as part of an 8 million European project to discover the mechanism...
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
Prof. dr. Aleš Lapanje
Although much is known today about the composition and functioning of microbial communities, very little is currently understood about how the spatial arrangement of microbial cells influences metabolic processes, community composition, interspecies interactions, etc....
Doc. dr. Ana Mitrović
The young researcher will work at the Department of Biotechnology B3 at the "Jožef Stefan" Institute in the research group focused on the proteolytic system and cancer. The main topic of the research program are cysteine peptidases, their role in cancer and the...
Izr. prof. dr. Aleš Berlec
In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the importance of the human microbiota (the collection of all the micro-organisms that live on our bodies) in many diseases. Research on the microbiota is complemented by research on probiotics and the use of...
Prof. dr. Boris Rogelj
Chemistry
Dr. Igor Živković
The general objective of the program is to address fundamental scientific questions about natural environmental systems and processes at different levels, their interactions and responses to human activities, and to provide scientific evidence for the development of...
Dr. Matic Poberžnik
As part of his/her doctoral studies, the young researcher will focus on the development of a general and flexible computational framework for performing on-the-fly kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulations. Kinetic Monte Carlo is a method in which the time evolution of a...
Doc. dr. Gašper Tavčar
Prof. dr. Alenka Vesel
Prof. dr. Anton Kokalj
A young researcher will focus on research in atomistic materials modeling based on Density-Functional Theory (DFT) methods. A candidate may choose among several topics, ranging from modeling the state-of-the-art functional energy-related materials, modeling novel...
Doc. dr. Evgeny Goreshnik
The goal of this project is to develop copper(I)-halide networks. This type of MOFs could have very outstanding physical properties and potential applications. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a special class of materials that offer a high degree of structural and...
Computer science and informatics
Doc. dr. Senja Pollak
Doc. dr. Aleksandra Rashkovska Koceva
Dr. Mitja Luštrek
The aging of the population poses an increasing burden on the healthcare system, which can be alleviated by artificial intelligence: it can provide health advice to patients tailored to their personal needs and current context, and can support treatment decisions of...
Doc. 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...
Electronic components and technologies
Doc. dr. Kristina Žagar Soderžnik
Doc. dr. Aleksander Matavž
The network of pores at the molecular scale makes nanoporous materials a sponge for gases. Due to specific adsorption properties they are suitable candidates for sensors of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Detection of these is essential in monitoring air polluting...
Prof. dr. Alenka Vesel
Prof. dr. Hana Uršič Nemevšek
We are seeking an applicant for a PhD programme and a research position employment at the Jožef Stefan Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia) in the field of materials research with advanced electrical and magnetic properties. The work will involve research with an atomic...
Dr. Matejka Podlogar
Dr. Vincenc Nemanič
Energy engineering
Dr. Martin Draksler
Doc. dr. Marko Štrok
For the safe disposal of radioactive waste, their characterization is key, as it is important to know the inventory of radionuclides in the waste before disposal. Most radionuclides in waste that are gamma emitters can be characterized by non-destructive methods, such...
Prof. dr. Luka Snoj
Doc. dr. Sabina Markelj
The work would 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...
Manufacturing technologies and systems
Materials
Dr. Marjeta Maček Kržmanc
The shape, type of exposed facets and defects can strongly influence the catalytic and photocatalytic properties of the particulate nanostructures. Topochemical transformations are one of the approaches for designing nanoparticles with a shape different from the...
Doc. 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...
Doc. dr. Kristina Žagar Soderžnik
Prof. dr. Andraž Kocjan
Prof. dr. Andreja Benčan Golob
For successful use of materials in electronics, it is crucial to thoroughly understand their structural properties on an atomic level. The young researcher will specialize in working with a transmission electron microscope with atomic resolution. Research will include...
Dr. Matic Poberžnik
As part of his/her doctoral studies, the young researcher will focus on the development of a general and flexible computational framework for performing on-the-fly kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulations. Kinetic Monte Carlo is a method in which the time evolution of a...
Doc. dr. Aleksander Matavž
The network of pores at the molecular scale makes nanoporous materials a sponge for gases. Due to specific adsorption properties they are suitable candidates for sensors of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Detection of these is essential in monitoring air polluting...
Prof. dr. Tadej Rojac
Prof. dr. Anton Kokalj
A young researcher will focus on research in atomistic materials modeling based on Density-Functional Theory (DFT) methods. A candidate may choose among several topics, ranging from modeling the state-of-the-art functional energy-related materials, modeling novel...
Dr. Matejka Podlogar
Mathematics
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...
Physics
Doc. dr. Marko Bračko
Doc. dr. Igor Mandić
Doc. dr. Miha Muškinja
Prof. dr. Rok Pestotnik
Doc. dr. Urban Simončič
Prof. dr. Boris Majaron
Please see our recent publications at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Boris-Majaron
Prof. dr. Janez Štrancar
Dr. Tilen Koklič
Prediction of chronic inflammation-related diseases is hampered by a lack of mechanistic understanding and the currently limited reach of toxicological investigations. We spent 200 man-years as part of an 8 million European project to discover the mechanism...
Prof. dr. Denis Arčon
Doc. dr. Aleksander Matavž
The network of pores at the molecular scale makes nanoporous materials a sponge for gases. Due to specific adsorption properties they are suitable candidates for sensors of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Detection of these is essential in monitoring air polluting...
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. Alenka Vesel
Doc. dr. Jernej Mravlje
Prof. dr. Jernej Fesel Kamenik
Rare semileptonic processes, i.e. processes in which both quarks and leptons participate and are obscured by the structure of quark or lepton flavors, play a key role both in understanding and verifying the predictions of the standard theory of elementary particles,...
Prof. dr. Luka Snoj
Dr. Nerea Sebastian Ugarteche
Nematic liquid crystals (NLCs) have been known for years and are broadly exploited in modern display technologies, constituting a multibillion business. The key aspect of their applicability is the unique combination of fluidity, anisotropic physical properties and...
Izr. prof. dr. Natan Osterman
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. Alenka Mertelj
Recently discovered ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals (FNLCs) are unique examples of liquid materials. They combine properties of ferroelectric solid-state materials, that play a very important role in numerous everyday devices as well as high technological...
Dr. Igor Vaskivskyi
Strongly-correlated materials, or the materials, in which Coulomb interaction between the electrons cannot be neglected, became of great importance for technology and basic science. They exhibit a rich variety of exciting properties, such as metal-insulator...
Prof. dr. Dragan D. Mihailović
Non-equilibrium states of matter have become of great fundamental and practical interest in recent years because of their wide importance in diverse areas of physics. With the rapid development of new time-resolved techniques, the temporal dynamics of competing...
Doc. dr. Matjaž Humar
Prof. dr. Miha Ravnik
Prof. dr. Zdravko Kutnjak
Prof. dr. Andrej Zorko
The young researcher will investigate in the field of quantum materials, more precisely, geometrically frustrated magnetic systems. This is nowadays one of the most thriving fields with many open questions and great potential in emerging quantum technologies. The...
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...
Doc. dr. Matjaž Vencelj
Doc. dr. Klemen Bučar
At the Department of low and medium energy physics (F2) we conduct basic nuclear and atomic physics research and apply the obtained knowledge to variety of practical interdisciplinary research problems, such as: environmental radiation monitoring, material research,...
Doc. dr. Matej Kanduč
The Ph.D. candidate will work in the biophysics group at the Department of Theoretical Physics. He/she will join an established research framework of Dr. Kanduc composed of several group members as well as researchers from institutions abroad, predominantly in...
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...
Process mechanical engineering
Dr. Matej Tekavčič
Multiphase flows of gas and liquid can be found in a variety of industrial systems in process and chemical engineering, pharmaceuticals, resource extraction, and power generation, including nuclear reactors. Important properties, like pressure drop or heat transfer...
Dr. Mitja Uršič
Film boiling is a complex phenomenon where the continuous vapour layer prevents wetting of the hotter surface with the colder liquid and consequently inhibits the heat transfer. Recent fundamental research of liquid-vapour interface morphology and boundary layer...
Systems and cybernetics
Dr. Samo Gekšič
Doc. dr. Matija Perne
A mathematical model is a set of mathematical formulas that mimics the behaviour of the studied system. It allows us to learn about the system in ways that direct measurements cannot achieve. For instance, we can simulate how the system would behave under different...
Dr. Dejan Gradišar
Doc. dr. Damir Vrančič
Dr. Miha Glavan
Prof. dr. Juš Kocijan
The objectives of the proposed research topic for PhD project are to develop methods for dynamic system modelling based on machine learning methods like kernel methods or to improve the existing data-driven modelling procedures to be better suited for the targeted...
Telecommunications
Izr. prof. dr. Andrej Hrovat
To achieve ubiquitous wireless intelligence that provides users smart context-aware services through wireless connectivity anywhere in the world, the real-time sensing and accurate location information combined with high performance communication services are...
Dr. Samed Bajrić
Dr. Carolina Fortuna
Representation learning includes a set of machine learning (ML) techniques that learn to extract a good representation of the raw data. This representation is then used to further train a ML model that can help predict future states or values that support decision...
Prof. dr. Aleš Švigelj
The research programme under which the research will take place is concerned with communications networks and services, with an emphasis on wireless communications, which have permeated all aspects of life and society over the past two decades. The emerging beyond 5G...
Dr. Tanja Pavleska
The research program "Future Internet Technologies: Concepts, Architectures, Services, and Socio-Economic Aspects" is designed for young researchers who wish to deepen their knowledge of advanced Internet technologies and understand their impact on modern society....
Doc. 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...