ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn wˈɪlsən mˈuːvd tə wˈɜːk æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ æz spˈɛʃəl ɐsˈɪstənt tə ðə nˈuːli ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ dˈʌbəljˌuː. bˈiːdəl, pɹˈiːviəsli ʌv kˈɔltɛk.
In 1961 Wilson moved to work at the University of Chicago as special assistant to the newly appointed university president George W. Beadle, previously of Caltech.