From 1976 to 1978, Smith lectured at
Huddersfield Polytechnic. From 1979 to 1992, he lectured at
University of East Anglia, becoming director of the Centre for Public Choice Studies at UEA. only the second non-American to receive this honour. and remained on the board until 2020. In 2012, Sir Steve Smith, together with the vice-chancellor of
Plymouth University announced the demerger of
Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, and the establishment of the University of Exeter Medical School and the Plymouth University "Peninsula" Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.
Publications During his academic career, Smith has written or edited thirteen books and almost 100
academic papers. He has given over 150 academic presentations in 22 different countries. Within
international relations theory, he often writes in a
post-positivist vein, and has contributed articles to edited volumes on both
post-modernism in international relations and
Critical Security Studies. He co-authored
Explaining and Understanding International Relations with the late Professor
Martin Hollis. He was the editor of the joint
Cambridge University Press and
British International Studies Association,
Cambridge Studies in International Relations. ==Honours and awards==