[3] While at Sheffield, Exum served as Director of the university's Centre for the Study of the Bible in the Modern World.
In 2004, Exum co-founded Sheffield Phoenix Press, an academic publisher of books in biblical studies, along with David J.
[4] Exum held a number of notable leadership positions in academia, including president of the Society for Old Testament Study.
A Critical Engagement: Essays on the Hebrew Bible in Honour of J. Cheryl Exum (ISBN 1907534334) included contributions by David Clines, Ellen van Wolde, and Michael Fox.
On January 30, 2015, Exum received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Theology at Uppsala University.