Prof. Chaibi has worked for almost three decades promoting science, technology, higher education and research programs, as a scientist, expert and adviser who has been serving the African Union Commission for more than 6 years, GIZ senior advisor for research and international cooperation affairs and as senior Researcher and Director of Research at the National Research Institute for Agricultural Engineering, Water and Forestry, in Tunisia for more than 20 years in the field of water-energy-food security nexus and agriculture innovation and technologies.
He obtained his PhD from the Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences (SLU) in the field of Agriculture Engineering and Climate Technologies.
Prof. Chaibi has authored/co-authored over 100 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings and 7 book chapters. He is a member of Editorial Board of several international environment science /technology journals.
He is a Member of the Founders committee and board of director of the Middle East and North Africa Network of Water Centres of excellence (MENA/ NWC) under the USAID-FABRI program (2012), the Advisory group of the Word bank project on African Centre of Excellence (ACE) (2011), the Governing council of the African Academy of Sciences representative of North Africa Region (2010). He is a follow of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) (2009), the African Academy of Sciences (AAS)(2006) and the Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS) (2017). He served in various capacities as associate member of the Environmental Security panel under the NATO Science for Peace and Security and the European Commission Frameworks Programs.