She is a Professor in the Department of Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, where she is also affiliated with the Institute for Social and Economic Research.
[11][12] During the 2017–2018 school year, Hassim was the Matina S. Horner Distinguished Visiting Professor at The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.
[13] Fatima Meer: Voices of liberation was included on the Mail & Guardian's Humanities Awards 2020 Long List Collection among the best Non-Fiction Monographs.
[14] In 2019, Hassim was named a Canada 150 Research Chair, which came with a 7-year appointment to the Institute for African Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa.
[15] Hassim has been quoted, or her work has been cited, in media outlets including The Mail & Guardian,[16] Independent Online,[17] The Times,[18] DW News,[19] France 24,[20] and in publications by The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.