As a visiting assistant professor in the department of sociology at New York University, from 1985 to 1988, Moghadam taught several courses about sociology, women, and development. In the following year, under the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University, Moghadam completed research as a postdoctoral fellow. In the fall of 1989 she also taught as a visiting assistant professor in the Program in Middle East Studies at Rutgers University.
As a visiting assistant professor in the sociology department at New York University, from 1985 to 1988, Moghadam instructed several courses on sociology, women's studies, and development. The following year, under the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University, Moghadam completed research as a postdoctoral fellow. In the fall of 1989 she also taught as a visiting assistant professor in the Program in Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers University.