▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁D ul uth ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor , ▁and ▁then ▁spent ▁three ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Cruz , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 - 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Sloven ia ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁L jub lj ana , ▁where ▁he ▁rose ▁quickly ▁through ▁the ▁ranks , ▁becoming ▁a ▁full ▁professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁vice - rect or ▁of ▁student ▁affairs ▁there ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 - 1 9 9 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 - 9 2 ▁he ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁Ful br ight ▁scholar ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Cruz . ▁ ▁Mar u š ič ▁maintain s ▁his ▁post ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁L jub lj ana , ▁although ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁held ▁an ▁appointment ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Prim or ska ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁its ▁found ing . ▁He ▁has ▁increasing ly ▁devoted ▁his ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁newer ▁university , ▁where ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Mathemat ics , ▁Natural ▁Sciences , ▁and ▁Information ▁Techn ologies ▁( UP ▁F AM N IT ). ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁de an ▁of ▁that ▁fac ulty ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁re ctor ▁of