He is currently an assistant professor at the University of Detroit Mercy, where he teaches human anatomy, comparative anatomy, and evolution.[1] Ibrahim is also a visiting researcher at the University of Portsmouth.[12] In Morocco, he works with a number of Moroccan researchers and students based at Hassan II University.[10] Ibrahim is one of 21 people selected as TED fellow in 2015, which makes him the "first paleontologist in the history of the program".[13]