PhD Student in Intelligent Orchestration

About the Project

• Position: PhD Student / Research Assistant
• Contract: Temporary Position Longer Than 6 Months
• Employment: Full-Time
• Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia (On-Site)
• Salary: ~39.600 €/year gross salary, ~3.300 €/month gross

Deadline: Till the position is filled.

Description:

The work plan consists of 1) Formulate a device and input agnostic fluid communication and computation scenario where humans can architect and instantiate their home digital space with personalized software digital assistants (i.e. customized GPTs or Personas) and inputs (i.e. home speaker systems, touch pads, readable holographic projections etc). 2) Extract the network and computation orchestration challenges for supporting such scenario 3) Analyse the SoA of theoretical advancements of neuro-symbolic AI 5) Develop the theoretical framework to enable zero-touch orchestration of the personalized digital space by proposing a neuro-symbolic formalism to address the challenges. The applicant’s tasks will be:

• Conducting world-class, original scientific research.
• Writing scientific papers for high impact journals and conferences.
• Regularly complete all coursework as outlined in the PhD program of study.
• Contributing to project activities, including research and scientific dissemination.

Required qualifications and selection criteria:

The applicant must hold a MSc degree or equivalent in related field (computer science, electrical engineering, physics, or mathematics). For this position, it is required to have analytic thinking, good knowledge of at least one programming or scripting language (Python, Matlab, Javascript, C++, etc.) and a good command of English language. Any prior experience with data analytics, code development, communication networks or/and embedded systems is a plus.

About us:

Jožef Stefan Institute is the leading Slovenian scientific research institute, covering a broad spectrum of basic and applied research. The staff of more than 1000 specializes in natural sciences, life sciences and engineering. The mission of the Jožef Stefan Institute is the accumulation and dissemination of knowledge at the highest international levels of excellence. The Institute is also a local leader in technology transfer through extensive collaborations with industry and associated spin-offs and start-ups. The announced post is with SensorLab.

Jožef Stefan Institute’s offices are located a 20-minutes’ walk from the center of Ljubljana, with convenient public transport connections. Ljubljana is a human sized city and a very pleasant place to live in with only 40 mins drive to ski resorts and 1 hour drive to the Adriatic sea.

What we offer:

• Cover tuition fees
• Working in a world class international research environment involved in international collaborative projects
• Opportunities to publish in the best journals and conferences in the field
• Additional training in the form of specialized workshops, tutorials, summers schools, technical events
• Connections to deep tech start-ups
• Flexible working hours
• Eligibility for accommodation with subventions at Dormitory for Postgraduate students

Employment: The contract will cover 3 years full-time employment.

Place of work: Ljubljana.

Application: The application must include CV and a statement describing your research interest. The application must include a cover letter describing motivation, research interests & relevant experience, a detailed CV, a digital copy of BSc/MSc certificate an possibly an access to a recent relevant project (e.g. GitHub repository) or/and any publication. Submit you application to sensorlab@ijs.si.

Type of employment: Temporary position longer than 6 months

Contract type: Full-time

First day of employment: Subject to agreement (study year starts in October)

Salary: Standard academic salary with possibility for additional bonus for good performance

Number of positions: 1

City: Ljubljana

Country: Slovenia