His reasearch áreas are: international security, geopolitics, and international political economy. The first reasearch área has been developed since 2018, as well as geopolitics. In the case of international political economy, it was the main research subject in his doctoral dissertation by the comparison of two samples base on dynamic panel data análisis, and robust regression analysis: countries of South America, and states from East Asia between 1972 and 2014

Diego Jiménez Cabrera holds a PhD degree in American Continental Studies from the University of Santiago de Chile, a Master’s degree in International Studies from the aforementioned university, and a Bachelor degree in Public Administration and Political Science from the University of Concepción. Also, he was a ANID doctoral grant holder with wide experience as a researcher in international relations, geopolitics, and international political economy. Currently, Diego Jiménez is a tenure-track professor of public administration at San Sebastián University

Es profesor de las siguientes asignaturas: Administración Pública diurno: Estadística I, Diseño y Evaluación de Proyectos (desde 2023), Estadística II (desde 2023), Administración Pública (desde 2023). Administración Pública advance (trimestral): Gobierno y Desarrollo Local/Regional, Formulación y Evaluación de Proyectos y Seminario de Titulación