fˈɑːloʊɪŋ fˈɛloʊʃˌɪps æt nˈʌfiːld kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ˈɑːksfɚd, ænd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˈæntʃɛstɚ, mˈɑːduːd bɪkˌeɪm ɐ sˈiːnjɚ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ fˈɛloʊ æt ðə pˈɑːlɪsi stˈʌdiz ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt, lˈʌndən nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
Following fellowships at Nuffield College, Oxford, and the University of Manchester, Modood became a senior research fellow at the Policy Studies Institute, London (1993–97).