[2] In 1966, Lambright joined the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, where he became full professor in 1976.
[3] He also held occasional positions at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and Cornell University.
[4] Lambright has served as a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution (1965-1966); Special Assistant to the Office of University Affairs at NASA (1970); and as the director of the Science and Technology Policy Center at the Syracuse Research Corporation (1972-1994).
[5][6] Lambright's research focuses on federal policy-making in the fields of space technology,[7][8] national security, ecosystem management, biotechnology, space-exploration, transboundary issues, and science and policy integration.
[9] He has been interviewed by the media on variety of topics, including the environment, space science and technology, and government management.