Elizabeth Garrard Hall Professorship in Early Childhood Education

Mary Frances Early College of Education

The Department of Educational Theory and Practice

Aderhold Hall, Suite 630

110 Carlton Street

Athens, Georgia 30602

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The University of Georgia Department of Educational Theory and Practice (ETAP) invites applications for the Elizabeth Garrard Hall Professorship in Early Childhood Education. The candidate for this endowed position must be eligible for appointment at the rank of Full Professor at the University of Georgia beginning August 2027 (or a date to be negotiated with the candidate).

The successful candidate will conduct high-impact, collaborative research and provide intellectual leadership in the Mary Frances Early College of Education (MFECOE) and beyond. We seek an established scholar and leader in early childhood education with expertise in grades PreK-5. The candidate will have a strong, sustained record of research, including outstanding scholarly accomplishments through publications and presentations, as well as an active research agenda that includes developing proposals for external funding and overseeing project implementation.

The candidate will also demonstrate a strong record of professional service and leadership within national and international professional organizations in the field.

The Elizabeth Garrard Hall Professor will receive endowment support to engage in innovative teaching and scholarship, including mentoring graduate students, preparing teachers and other educational professionals, and collaborating with faculty on research related to the mission of the Department of Educational Theory and Practice and the MFECOE.

• Earned doctorate in early childhood education, elementary education, or a related field
• Established program of research through strong publications and presentations
• Record of externally funded research
• Record of service and leadership in national and international organizations in the field
• Eligibility for tenure and appointment at the rank of Full Professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice

Please review the Department of Educational Theory and Practice’s promotion and tenure guidelines for more information on requirements for tenure and the rank of Professor

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• Letter of application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Five recent publications, combined and uploaded as one pdf
• Contact information for five references. References will not be contacted until the candidate, if a finalist, has been notified.

All materials should be submitted electronically via:

Applications received by Monday, October 26, 2026 will be assured full consideration, but this position is open until filled. Address questions to the search committee chair, Dr. Kyunghwa Lee (kyunghwa).

Elizabeth Garrard Hall was an extraordinary Georgia native whose experiences growing up during the Great Depression shaped her into a hardworking, resourceful, and deeply compassionate person. After earning her B.A. in Latin from the UGA College of Arts and Sciences in 1934 and beginning her career as a high school teacher in Fayetteville,GA, she and her husband, a chemist with the Coca-Cola Company, shared a commitment to expanding educational opportunities for young people.

Having supported an orphaned child, she later continued this effort by generously helping impoverished children in Haiti. Ms. Hall’s love for education, respect for intellectual curiosity, and innate pragmatism has been…