Visiting Doctoral Researchers
Visiting Doctoral Researchers are doctoral candidates enrolled in a doctoral degree program at another institution abroad who wish to benefit from spending one year of their research at NYU School of Law. They will be fully integrated into the JSD program as far as is relevant. The JSD Program invites between two to four individuals each academic year to contribute to the Visiting Doctoral Researcher position in the JSD Program.
The Visiting Doctoral Researchers are actively integrated into the Law School community through various academic and social programs, including an invitation to participate in the JSD Forum where they may present their research.
Benefits of Participation
Participating in the Visiting Doctoral Researcher program will include the following benefits:
- Participation in all Law School events including those especially of the JSD Program
- Integration, as far as possible, into the activities and events of NYU School of Law's JSD program
- Workspace within the Law School. Please note that work space is not guaranteed; however, we will do our best to provide some work space if any is available to us
- Access to the NYU School of Law Library, including WestLaw and LEXIS
- An email account
The invitation to join the Law School as a Visiting Doctoral Researcher is also an invitation to a life-long relationship with the JSD Program at NYU School of Law, one that will continue to foster excellence in legal scholarship. If you are interested in applying, please view the program information and application instructions links.
Current Visiting Doctoral Researcher
Academic Year 2026-2027
Alex Maximilian Wanninger is a doctoral candidate in law and Research Assistant at the University of Zurich. His research focuses on EU competition law, the Digital Markets Act, platform governance, and the intersection of law, technology, data, and healthcare.
In 2025, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at NYU School of Law. He studied law at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, where he completed the German First State Examination in Law with a specialization in International and European Public Law. He also studied Economics at LMU Munich.