The Faculty of Computer and Information Science is creating new researcher positions in the context of calls for research projects, and will also be recruiting teaching assistants in the new academic year.
Most of them require a degree in a relevant professional field (mainly computer science and informatics, but also other technical and natural sciences). These positions are particularly suitable for those who are pursuing a doctorate - as the tuition fees (partly or fully) are covered by the faculty or the research laboratory, and the performance of the post is also partly adjusted to accommodate the workload.
If you are interested in participating, please get in touch with the contact persons below as soon as possible.
The Call for Young Researchers 2025 offers four positions with UL FRI mentors:
- Assist. Prof. Dr. Žiga Emeršič (biometrics, deep learning, computer vision),
- Assist. Prof. Dr. Vida Groznik (Artificial Intelligence),
- Prof. Dr. Matej Kristan (computer vision),
- Prof. Dr. Marko Robnik Šikonja (Technology, Computer and Information Science, Humanities, Social Sciences).
The descriptions of the research work of these mentors are available here, and the call documentation is available here.
The deadline for applications for Young Researchers is 15 May 2025 at 23.59.
Successful candidates for Young Researcher must be enrolled in a PhD programme in the academic year 2025/2026.
Open positions: 2-3, research or peda
Type of work: We have teaching and research needs in the laboratory. So, any combination is possible.
Research field:
Laboratory for Data Technologies holds some larger EU projects from the fields:
- LLMs4EU (members of the 40 mio EU project with 60 partners for developing EU language technologies, supported by the EU Commission through Alliance for Language Technologies EDIC),
- AI Factories (project to build AI tools for industry, preparation and education of enterprises),
- projects with industry (Telekom Slovenije, Courts, Healthcare centres and hospitals …)
Specific fields:
- natural language processing: fine-tuning of LLMs for specific domains (e.g., law, medicine, linguistics), information systems optimization using smart agents, development of a Web platform for LLMs delivery, their descriptions, evaluation, usage, …
- speech technologies and multimodal systems: speech recognition and synthesis for Slovenian and other languages, usage of multimodal systems for end-to-end smart agents development (sound, text, image), …
- MLOps and supercomputing: scaling of AI services, development and monitoring AI models in industry, abiding to regulatory changes, ethics, standards and accessibility, ...
Additional requirements: Applicants may be foreign nationals. It is important that they have a previous degree in computer science and information technology (preferably: software engieering and/or AI/NLP).
Contact person: Prof. Dr. Marko Bajec (marko.bajec@fri.uni-lj.si), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Slavko Žitnik (slavko.zitnik@fri.uni-lj.si)
Open positions: 1
Type of work: research position on a project in industry, various research-teaching combinations possible.
Duration: long-term cooperation possible.
Research area: Extraction of structural information from text using LLMs and their analysis with Formal methods tools. The goal si to obtain a formal description of the text (objects, sets, relations, functions, graphs, propositional, or predicate calculus, etc.), and then perform various analyses on it (detecting logical fallacies, checking consistency, completeness, correctness, etc.). A passion for discrete mathematics, logic, programming, and proficiency in using LLMs is desired.
Contact: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jurij Mihelič (jurij.mihelic@fri.uni-lj.si)
Open positions: 3
Type of Work: researcher, doctoral student
Duration: at least 3 years
Research areas: natural language processing, machine learning, large language models
Prerequisites: programming skills, knowledge and interest in language technologies, machine learning, statistics
Contact: prof. dr. Marko Robnik-Šikonja (Marko.Robnik@fri.uni-lj.si )
Open positions: 1
Duration: 3+1 years
Research area: Quantum computing
Type of work: development of new quantum algorithms, application of machine learning to the simulation of quantum systems, application of quantum models to machine learning problems
Additional requirements: good knowledge of linear algebra, probability theory and practice with deep neural network programming. More information at qmltn.ai.
Contact: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bojan Žunkovič (bojan.zunkovic@fri.uni-lj.si)
Open positions: 2
Type of work: doctoral student - researcher
Research area: cloud-native computing, research group on innovative cloud solutions:
Kontakt: prof. dr. Matjaž Jurič (matjaz.juric@fri.uni-lj.si)
Open positions: 1
Type of work: researcher, doctoral student
Duration: 3 years
Research area: computer vision, remote sensing
Additional requirements: knowledge of deep learning and classical self-learning (self-initiative, curiosity, teachability), preferably also prior knowledge of GIS tools.
Contact: Assist. Prof. Dr. Luka Čehovin Zajc (luka.cehovin@fri.uni-lj.si)
Open positions: 1
Type of work: researcher, doctoral student
Research area: surface anomaly detection
Contact: Prof. Dr. Danijel Skočaj (danijel.skocaj@fri.uni-lj.si)
Open positions: 1
Type of work: researcher, doctoral student
Research area: Deep learning for extreme weather events predictions (e.g., floods)
Additional requirements: Experience with deep learning
Contact: prof. dr. Matej Kristan (matej.kristan@fri.uni-lj.si)
Open positions: 2
Type of work:
Our lab has both teaching and research needs. We invite candidates who are interested in working as researchers and who are also willing to contribute to teaching as assistants in courses related to machine learning, programming, or bioinformatics.
Research focus: Biolab specializes in the development of machine learning methods, data visualization, and interactive tools for data analytics. Our core areas include explainable artificial intelligence, the use of foundation models in biomedicine, data integration, and the development of open-source software. The lab is the developer of Orange, one of the most recognized tools for visual programming in data science, and is actively involved in numerous educational and research projects both nationally and internationally.
Specific research areas:
Additional requirements: A background in computer science is preferred, especially in machine learning, bioinformatics, or software development.
What we offer:
Contact: Prof. Dr. Blaž Zupan (blaz.zupan@fri.uni-lj.si)
Open Call for Postdoctoral Position in CoE AI4DH
Research fellow in Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities
We are opening a postdoctoral position in the European Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities (AI4DH). The centre is funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe programme (ERA Chairs) at the University of Ljubljana (UL).
At the heart of the vibrant European capital city of Ljubljana, close to both the Alps and the Mediterranean, the European Centre of Excellence in AI4DH aims to
1) Develop top-level AI research that benefits social science and humanities research.
2) Provide support and services to enhance AI literacy among social science and humanities (SSH) scholars, and assist them in developing projects and project applications, particularly within Horizon Europe.
3) Develop related trainings and teaching in AI4DH.
Work assignments: In combination to research (the majority of your time), you will be expected to provide support for DH scholars around your area of expertise. You will be welcome to teach (optionally, for an additional fee)
We particularly seek candidates with demonstrated interdisciplinary experience or experience within the scope of digital humanities, including a background in social science and humanities (SSH) and/or computer science (CS), and in either case, strong technical experience. The ability to discuss and collaborate with experts from several disciplines will be essential.
Detailed description of work assignments:
The research work can, for instance, focus on one or more of the following areas:
Location: The work will take place at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science. The faculty hosts over 150 researchers working in different areas of AI (such as machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and bioinformatics), hosting powerful computing facilities internally and as part of EU EuroHPC supercomputer Vega 2 and Slovene AI Factory. Within the European Centre of Excellence in AI4DH, you will work closely with an international and interdisciplinary group of researchers from several UL Faculties (notably, from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences).
We offer:
Start date: from 1 October 2025 (or a later date, upon agreement) to 31 October 2029
Context: European Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities (AI4DH), EU-funded, https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101186647
Contacts: Antoine.Doucet@fri.uni-lj.si , Marko.Robnik@fri.uni-lj.si
Information sessions (short presentation and Q&A) will be held on 26 June at 2 pm CEST and 30 June 10:30 am CEST. Registrations for the information session should be made by sending an email to Antoine.Doucet@fri.uni-lj.si
Eligibility and requirements:
Tentative timeline of the call:
Documents required for applying:
Optionally:
Where to apply:
All documents should be submitted by email in PDF format to kadrovska@fri.uni-lj.si with antoine.doucet@fri.uni-lj.si in CC, strictly with the subject line "AI4DH doctoral application Name Surname".
The University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science (UL FRI), reserves the right, in accordance with the principle of contractual freedom under Article 24 of the Employment Relationships Act (ZDR-1), not to select a candidate even if they meet the stated requirements. UL FRI also reserves the right not to fill all advertised positions.
Open Call for PhD position in CoE AI4DH
Research fellow in Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities
We are opening two PhD positions in the European Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities (AI4DH). The centre is funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe programme (ERA Chairs) at the University of Ljubljana (UL).
At the heart of the vibrant European capital city of Ljubljana, close to both the Alps and the Mediterranean, the European Centre of Excellence in AI4DH aims to
1) Develop top-level AI research that benefits social science and humanities research.
2) Provide support and services to enhance AI literacy among social science and humanities (SSH) scholars, and assist them in developing projects and project applications, particularly within Horizon Europe.
3) Develop related trainings and teaching in AI4DH.
Work assignments: In combination to research (most of your time), you will be expected to provide support for DH scholars around your area of expertise. You will be welcome to teach (optionally, for an additional fee).
We particularly seek candidates with an interest in interdisciplinary work or experience falling in the scope of digital humanities, both with a background in social science and humanities
(SSH) and/or in computer science (CS), and in either case, a strong technical background. The ability to discuss and collaborate with experts from several disciplines will be essential.
Detailed description of work assignments:
The research work can, for instance, focus on one or more of the following areas:
Location: The work will take place at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science. The faculty hosts over 150 researchers working in different areas of AI (such as machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and bioinformatics), hosting powerful computing facilities internally and as part of the EU EuroHPC supercomputer Vega 2 and the Slovene AI Factory. Within the European Centre of Excellence in AI4DH, you will work closely with an international and interdisciplinary group of researchers from several UL Faculties (notably, from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences).
We offer:
Start date: from 1 October 2025 (or a later date, upon agreement) to 31 October 2027
Context: European Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities (AI4DH), EU-funded, https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101186647
Contacts: Antoine.Doucet@fri.uni-lj.si , Marko.Robnik@fri.uni-lj.si
Information sessions (short presentation and Q&A) will be held on 26 June at 2 pm CEST and 30 June 10:30 am CEST. Registrations for the information session should be made by sending an email to Antoine.Doucet@fri.uni-lj.si
Eligibility and requirements:
Tentative timeline of the call:
Documents required for applying:
Optionally:
Where to apply:
All documents should be submitted by email in PDF format to kadrovska@fri.uni-lj.si with antoine.doucet@fri.uni-lj.si in CC, strictly with the subject line "AI4DH doctoral application Name Surname".
The University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science (UL FRI), reserves the right, in accordance with the principle of contractual freedom under Article 24 of the Employment Relationships Act (ZDR-1), not to select a candidate even if they meet the stated requirements. UL FRI also reserves the right not to fill all advertised positions.