 Wilson returned to Australia in 2010 to take up a Research Scientist position in the Malacology Section at the Australian Museum (Sydney) and was promoted to Senior Research Scientist in 2012.She then moved to the Western Australian Museum in 2014 where she works across the Aquatic Zoology Department's Molecular Systematics Unit, and is an adjunct at The University of Western Australia.Wilson has participated in numerous deep sea and Antarctic expeditions, using traditional methods and Remotely Operated Vehicles to obtain samples.