M. Arif Rahman Hakim, Ph.D is a lecturer at the Faculty of Tarbiyah & Tadris (Undergraduate) and the Postgraduate Program at UIN Fatmawati Sukarno Bengkulu since 2015. His current academic position is Associate Professor. He is also a Scholar in Residence (Visiting Fellow) at the Faculty of Education, Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII) Depok. The subjects he teaches are English, Curriculum & Teaching Materials Development, and Course Design. Meanwhile, outside campus, he is an educational consultant and co-founder of English Academy Bengkulu, a course institution with three offices in Bengkulu City, Sebatik Island (North Kalimantan), and Penang (Malaysia).

Since 2016, Dr. Hakim has been actively collaborating in teaching and research with several academic colleagues from countries such as the United States, England, Malaysia, Pakistan, Germany, Thailand, India, and Taiwan. His research topics of expertise are English language teaching models and strategies, teachers’ competencies, teacher professional development, and teaching materials design & development. In 2021 & 2022, he was also entrusted as the Coordinator and instructor for the Ph.D Preparation Training (PPSL-LN) scholarship program, as well as the Beasiswa Indonesia Bangkit Scholarship interviewer for the postgraduate program. Currently, Arif is also a national board reviewer for research, community service, and scientific publications (Litapdimas) of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, a reviewer for the Cogant Arts & Humanities Journal published by Taylor & Francis, and also one of 12 Master Trainers in the English Language Teacher Training program (ELLT) funded by the Regional English Language Office (RELO) of the United States Embassy Jakarta Indonesia and World Learning USA.