[visionlist] Call for applications: PostDoc in biometrics funded by the SMASH MSCA Program

[Vitomir Struc]

*** Call for applications: PostDoc in biometrics funded by the SMASH 
MSCA Program ***

The Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences, University of 
Ljubljana, Slovenia is looking for a strong candidate to join the 
Computer Vision Laboratory as a Post-Doctoral fellow to work with Prof. 
Dr. Peter Peer. Specifically, in problems related to deep learning in 
computer vision and biometrics applicable to deepfake detection, 
explainability, synthetic data, and generative AI. The work will be done 
jointly with the Laboratory for Machine Intelligence (Prof. Dr. Vitomir 
Štruc).

This opening is in response to the 2023 SMASH (machine learning for 
science and humanities) MSCA postdoctoral program (co-funded by Marie 
Sklodowska Curie Actions), which aims to sponsor high-quality 
postdoctoral projects in a few selected universities. More details may 
be found on https://smash.ung.si/open-call-4/. Note that the candidate 
needs to prepare a short (10 pages) research proposal for the nomination 
(after being selected by the supervisor following an interview). 
Selected candidate(s) will be nominated for the SMASH PostDoc funding 
scheme and then evaluated by international review panel. Upon 
successfully securing funds the selected PostDoc will be enrolled into 
the program. The program includes a two-year position, excellent working 
conditions, access to top infrastructure (including the HPC Vega), 
substantial research and travel funds and a salary that is significantly 
higher than local costs of living and comparable to a Slovenian full 
professor salary.

Interested candidates in joining the program are invited to send the 
following application documents as one PDF file to 
peter.peer at fri.uni-lj.si by 28 February 2025:

• Cover letter briefly describing the motivation for the application.
• Detailed CV highlighting experience in computer vision, biometrics, 
and deep learning including strong prior publications in top SCI 
journals and conferences with the link to Google Scholar profile.
• One page research proposal in biometrics.
• The names and contact details of at least two referees willing to 
provide support letters.

Female candidates and candidates from other underrepresented groups in 
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering are especially encouraged to 
apply. For any questions, please contact the academic supervisor:

Prof. Dr. Peter Peer
Head of the Computer Vision Laboratory
Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Ljubljana, 
Slovenia
Webpage:
https://fri.uni-lj.si/en/about-faculty/employees/peter-peer
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-h43hWoAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Email: peter.peer at fri.uni-lj.si


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#CVPR #ICCV #ECCV

-- 
Prof. Vitomir Struc, PhD
Laboratory for Machine Intelligence
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
University of Ljubljana, Slovenija
URL: https://lmi.fe.uni-lj.si/en/vitomir-struc/

VP Technical Activities, IEEE Biometrics Council
Program Co-Chair: IEEE/CVF Winter Conference of Applications in Computer Vision (WACV 2025), https://wacv2025.thecvf.com/
Program Co-Chair: IEEE International Workshop on Information Forensics and Security (WIFS 2024), https://wifs2024.uniroma3.it/
Program Co-Chair: IEEE/IAPR International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB 2025)
General Co-Chair: IEEE/CVF Winter Conference of Applications in Computer Vision (WACV 2026)