Računalniški znanstvenik / Computer Scientist

Na Inštitutu Jožef Stefan - Odsek za tehnologije znanja iščemo nove sodelavce. Vabljeni, da se nam pridružite!

Razpisana delovna mesta:

• asistent: osnovna plača 22 PR – od 2332,62 EUR bruto dalje.
• asistent z doktoratom (podoktorski raziskovalec): osnovna plača 31 PR – od 3042,54 EUR bruto dalje.
• možnost brezplačnega doktorskega študija in raziskovalnih obiskov na tujih univerzah.
• možnost napredovanja na akademskem, raziskovalnem in strokovnem področju.
• razvoj kariere z izobraževanji za trde in mehke veščine, retorike, vodenje ekip - plačana izobraževanja (tečaji, konference, Erasmus izmenjave, ipd.).
• možnost samostojnega organiziranja dela, prijave projektov, in lastna izbira področja raziskovalnega dela.
• fleksibilen delovni čas.
• moderno delovno okolje.
• prijazna in dinamična atmosfera.
• teambuildingi, prostor za druženje (ping pong miza in družabne igre) in zastonj kava.
• konstruktivno reševanje izzivov v strokovnem dialogu in v timskem duhu.

Delovne naloge:

• Razvoj orodij za umetno inteligenco, predvsem (multimodalnih) velikih jezikovnih modelov ter orodij povezanih z njimi (npr. RAG - Retrieval-Augmented Generation).
• Pisanje znanstvenih člankov ter predstavitev ugotovitev iz znanstvenih člankov na mednarodnih konferencah.

Tvoj profil:

• Magistrska stopnja (ali enakovredna izobrazba) s področja računalništva ali sorodne smeri.
• Znanje vsaj enega programskega jezika (zaželeno Python).
• Predznanje s področja strojnega učenja, podatkovnega rudarjenja ali obdelave naravnega jezika je prednost.
• Dobri matematični temelji (npr. verjetnostni račun, statistika, analiza in linearna algebra) so prednost.
• Izkušnje z ogrodji, kot so PyTorch, TensorFlow ali podobnimi, so prednost.
• Za podoktorske raziskovalce: Doktorat znanosti s tesno povezanega področja ter objave s področja obdelave naravnega jezika (NLP) in strojnega učenja.

Opis inštituta:

Institut Jožef Stefan je vodilni slovenski znanstveno-raziskovalni inštitut, specializiran za širok spekter temeljnih in aplikativnih raziskav. S sedežem v Ljubljani inštitut združuje strokovno znanje s področij naravoslovja, ved o življenju in tehniških ved. Njegovo poslanstvo je pridobivanje in širjenje znanja na najsodobnejših znanstvenih in tehnoloških področjih v dobrobit družbe. Inštitut zaposluje približno 1050 strokovnjakov, predanih napredku izobraževanja, učenja, raziskav in visoke tehnologije na najvišji mednarodni ravni odličnosti.

Gre za zaposlitev za polni delovni čas (1 leto z možnostjo podaljšanja), na lokaciji v Ljubljani.

Za prijavo oddajte svoj življenjepis (CV) in motivacijsko pismo, v katerem se odzovete na izbirna merila za to delovno mesto, s klikom na povezavo 'Prijavi se' (Apply). 

Rok za prijavo: 15. september 2025

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The Jožef Stefan Institute - Department of Knowledge Technologies is looking for new colleagues. You are invited to join us!

Job Positions:

• Assistant with a Master's degree: Base salary Pay Grade 22 – from €2332,62 onwards.
• Assistant with a Doctorate (PostDoc): Base salary Pay Grade 31 – from €3042,54 onwards.
• Opportunity for tuition-free doctoral studies and research visits to universities abroad.
• Opportunities for advancement in academic, research, and professional areas.
• Career development with training in hard and soft skills, rhetoric, team leadership, etc. - funded training (summer schools, conferences, etc.).
• Opportunity to organize your work independently, apply for projects, and choose your own research area.
• Flexible working hours.
• Modern and motivating work environment.
• Friendly and dynamic atmosphere.
• Team building events, a common area for socializing (with a ping pong table and board games), and free coffee.
• Constructive problem-solving through professional dialogue and in a team spirit.

Job Responsibilities:

• Development of Artificial Intelligence tools, especially (multimodal) Large Language Models (LLMs) and related tools (e.g., RAG - Retrieval-Augmented Generation).
• Writing and dissemination of scientific papers.

Your profile:

• A Master (or equivalent) degree in Computer Science or a closely related field.
• Knowledge of at least one programming language (preferably Python).
• Background in machine learning, data mining or natural language processing is a plus.
• Solid mathematical foundation (e.g. probability theory, statistics, calculus, and linear algebra) is a plus.
• Experience with frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar is a plus.
• For PostDocs: PhD in a closely related area and publications in the field of NLP and machine learning.

Company Description:

The Jožef Stefan Institute is the leading Slovenian scientific research institute, specializing in a wide range of basic and applied research. Located in Ljubljana, the Institute encompasses expertise in natural sciences, life sciences, and engineering. Its mission is to accumulate and disseminate knowledge in cutting-edge scientific and technological fields for the benefit of society. The Institute boasts a staff of approximately 1050 professionals dedicated to advancing education, learning, research, and high technology at the highest international levels of excellence.

This is a full-time role (1 year contract with the possibility of extension), located in Ljubljana.

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link.

Deadline for applying: September 15 2025