Marek Śmieja

Jagiellonian University’s Jagiellonian Center for Artificial Intelligence (JCAI) is opening 5 PhD positions in Artificial Intelligence for the 2026/2027 recruitment cycle. The call is aimed at ambitious researchers who want to publish at top AI venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR . Two tracks are available: Foundational AI Research : develop new methods and algorithms with a supervisor who has a strong AI research track record. Interdisciplinary Track : combine AI with another discipline represented at Jagiellonian University, such as law, physics, biology, history, engineering, or heritage-related fields . This track is co-supervised by an AI researcher and a domain expert. Research areas mentioned across the post and supervisor list include machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, generative models, interpretable ML, bioinformatics, medical imaging, precision medicine, law and AI, digital archaeology, and heritage studies . Eligibility highlights include a master’s degree in computer science or a related field, strong foundations in algorithms, linear algebra, and probability, and hands-on experience training deep neural networks. Interdisciplinary curiosity is especially welcome. The admissions page also notes that for co-supervised projects, the primary supervisor must hold a habilitation degree, while non-habilitated researchers may act only as co-supervisors. Funding is not clearly specified in the post. The supervisor guidance section mentions securing additional grant funding for future PhD students, so applicants should check project-specific funding arrangements carefully. The recruitment page is for Admissions 2026/2027 . The normalized deadline is set to 2026-08-01 based on the session timing provided in the instructions. Applicants should review the official JCAI admissions page, identify a suitable supervisor or supervisor pair, and contact them with a research idea aligned to the listed themes.