Assistant Professor

US-MN-Center City

Job ID: 2026-12701
Type: Full Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Higher Ed & Research
Hazelden Betty Ford FoundationShift Day
Responsibilities

As a core teaching faculty member, this position will be responsible for educating future leaders in addiction and mental health counseling to improve treatment and recovery from substance use and mental health disorders. This position is fully remote with responsibilities in our CACREP-accredited online program, with occasional trips to our Center City campus. This position innovates and continuously improves key educational processes based on educational research, internal assessment data, and academic expertise, so that course offerings, teaching strategies, and curriculum development demonstrate achievement of all program learning outcomes.

• Teach and revise course content to ensure optimum learning outcomes
• Provide supervision necessary to promote acquisition of student competency through clinical placement experiences
• Provide academic advising and coaching in order to promote successful scholastic adjustment and school performance
• Continually seek and demonstrate knowledge in higher learning and in addiction/mental health treatment and recovery to facilitate the development of expertise in students and other professionals
• May design and deliver online courses and develop relevant policies and procedures with direction from the Director of Online Learning
• Participate in all aspects of the Graduate School to promote continuous improvement of key educational processes
• Demonstrates academic leadership through expert teaching practices including educational research, program innovation, curriculum design and related publications

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision or Counseling, or closely related field consistent with CACREP requirements for core faculty.
• Minimum of one year experience substance use counseling/treatment or prevention, or closely related field.
• Teaching, lecturing, and/or training experience in higher education, with online teaching experience preferred.
• Competency in PC applications Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Current professional license, i.e., addiction counseling, mental health counseling
• Knowledge of current educational technology tools
• Experience designing and teaching online graduate courses
• Demonstrable counselor identity and involvement in counseling professional associations, such as the American Counseling Association, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and NAADAC

Overview:

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is the largest nonprofit addiction recovery organization in the United States. It is also one of the most mission-driven places you will find. The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation team is passionate about providing hope and ultimately healing. As a living, growing and evolving institution, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is – at our core- a people-powered organization. Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is comprised of 1600+ employees, seventeen treatment sites and produces $190 million dollars in annual revenue. This exemplary organization serves nearly 25,000 people annually and is committed to provide hope and healing for those experiencing addiction to alcohol and other drugs.

What makes this organization unique is its total ecosystem approach to prevention, education, research, advocacy and treatment. All of the parts of the organization work together to inform, develop and deliver evidence- based practices that help people reclaim their futures and restore their hope.

Being “a best place to work” is a strategic goal of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and it’s a goal that every employee plays an active role in helping to achieve. Our culture is a reflection of how encouraged and energized we each feel about contributing our ideas and performing to our greatest ability. Join us and do meaningful work.

We deeply value our employees. Working at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation includes a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Competitive Health, Dental and Vision Plans
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Paid time-off
• Tuition reimbursement

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our colleagues is critical to our success as a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs; and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.