Rodolfo de Camargo Lima holds a PhD and Master's in Political Science from the University of São Paulo (USP) and a Bachelor's in International Relations from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP). He is an Assistant Professor at the Facultad de Economía y Gobierno, Universidad San Sebastián. Previously, he worked as Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Universidad Católica de Temuco for five years.

He teaches qualitative and quantitative methods, design and evaluation of public projects, and data analysis in the USS to Public Administration undergrads.

His research focuses on political institutions, public policy, bureaucracy, and foreign policy. He is the lead Researcher of a Fondecyt Initiation Project and co-lead a Regular Fondecyt Project. Additionally, he serves as the technical supervisor for an FNDR Project and is an associated researcher on a Regular FAPESP Project (São Paulo Research Foundation).