Rashid Sumaila a Farfesan Jami'ar Killam da kuma Shugaban Binciken Kanada (Tier 1) a Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics a Jami'ar British Columbia's Institute for Oceans and Fisheries da Makarantar Siyasa da Harkokin Duniya. Jami'ar Pretoria kuma ta nada shi 'Extraordinary Professor' a cikin 2024.
Binciken nasa ya mayar da hankali ne kan nazarin tattalin arzikin halittu, kimanta yanayin yanayin ruwa da kuma nazarin batutuwan duniya kamar tallafin kamun kifi, wuraren da ake kare magudanar ruwa, kamun kifi ba bisa ka'ida ba, sauyin yanayi, gurbacewar robobin ruwa, da malalar mai.
Sumaila an buga ko'ina kuma an ambato masani sosai: Clarivate ya ba shi suna "mai bincike sosai" kowace shekara tun 2021. Digirinsa na Ph.D. a fannin tattalin arziki daga Jami'ar Bergen, Norway da B.Sc. Ya karanta Quantity Survey daga Jami'ar Ahmadu Bello, Nigeria.
Ya samu lambobin yabo da yawa da suka hada da Kyautar Tyler ta 2023 a Ci gaban Muhalli; da Kyautar Muhalli ta 2017 Volvo. Sunan Sumaila daya daga cikin "100 Mafi Tasiri a Afirka" a cikin 2023.
An sabunta wannan shafin a cikin Disamba 2024.
Kara karantawa game da rikicin teku yana buƙatar sabon nau'in kimiyya 