Study in Slovenia | University of Ljubljana Marie Curie Fellowship 2026
Are you a postdoctoral researcher with a passion for artificial intelligence and its intersection with human culture, history, and language? If so, a career defining opportunity awaits you in the heart of Europe. The Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities (AI4DH) at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, is actively seeking outstanding candidates for the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) under the Horizon Europe program.
This fellowship offers generous funding, mentorship, and a dynamic interdisciplinary environment at the intersection of AI and the humanities. Fellows develop tools to preserve cultural heritage, analyze historical texts, and support under-resourced languages, all while working in Ljubljana, one of Central Europe’s most vibrant capitals.
Your Research, Your Impact
At AI4DH – Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities, research spans exciting areas such as natural language processing for historical archives, knowledge injection into large language models, and AI tools for folkloristics and low-resource languages. The fellowship offers a strong platform to develop AI solutions that support culture, language, and society.
The Financial Package: What You Gain
The Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship is one of Europe’s most competitive research grants. By applying through AI4DH – Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities, candidates access the program’s full funding package and research support. Here is what the package includes:
- A Generous Living Allowance: This covers your monthly salary and adjusts using a country specific correction coefficient for Slovenia, ensuring your purchasing power aligns with the local cost of living.
- Mobility Support: You will receive a dedicated mobility allowance designed to offset the costs of relocating to a new country for the fellowship period.
- Family Allowance: If you have family obligations at the time of recruitment, you qualify for an additional family allowance to support your loved ones during this transition.
- Research and Training Funds: The university receives a dedicated institutional contribution to cover your research costs, training activities, and networking opportunities across Europe.
- Expert Proposal Support: Applicants receive extra support, including a two-day MSCA-PF Masterclass at the University of Ljubljana on proposal writing and submission strategies. The university’s research office also offers a free external expert review of your project proposal before submission.
Who Can Apply?
This fellowship welcomes talented researchers from around the globe, regardless of nationality. However, you must meet the program’s specific experience and mobility conditions. Check your eligibility against these criteria:
- You must hold a doctoral degree by the call deadline.
- You can have a maximum of eight years of full time equivalent postdoctoral research experience, counting from the date of your PhD award.
- For European Fellowships, you must not have resided or carried out your main activity in Slovenia for more than 12 months in the three years before the call deadline.
- For Global Fellowships, the same 12 month residency restriction applies to the third country where your outgoing phase would take place.
- Your research interests should align with the centre’s focus areas, such as NLP for historical texts, explainability of generative language models, or computational tools for under-resourced media landscapes.
How to Apply
Deadline
The clock is ticking. You must submit your expression of interest for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Ljubljana by Monday, 16 March 2026, at 22:00 CET. Do not let this chance slip away. Visit the official EURAXESS job posting to start your application today and take the next step toward a transformative research career in Slovenia.
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