Company: University of Bath
Location: Bath
Posted: May 20th, 2026
Develop AI solutions that drive commercial business decisions
We are looking for a highly capable machine learning specialist to lead the development of a next-generation retail insight platform, combining advanced analytics with real-world commercial decision-making. This is not a typical data science role!
This Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) brings together The Tapestry Agency, a leading retail analytics consultancy, and the University of Bath, a top UK research institution in AI and machine learning.
You will be at the centre of this collaboration, applying cutting-edge research to build production-ready AI systems that directly influence international business strategy and client outcomes.
This project will bring together an exciting combination of expertise in business and marketing strategy to develop an AI-powered retail insight platform that unifies a retailer’s consumer data, providing affordable, real-time, strategic recommendations. The project will democratise access to advanced analytics for UK retailers, supporting growth, competitiveness, and productivity while enabling Tapestry's transition to a scalable, technology-led business model with international potential.
This is an opportunity for you to ‘fast track’ your career into business by leading a high profile and strategically meaningful project to a successful conclusion, allowing you to utilise your academic achievements in an industrial setting.
By joining this multidisciplinary KTP between The Tapestry Agency and the University of Bath, you will have the opportunity to work on a challenging and exciting project, using ground-breaking technology with incredible team support and development opportunities.
Tapestry is a UK-based data insight and marketing strategy consultancy helping multi-channel retailers grow through better use of customer data. Working with a wide range of clients, from growing SMEs to established retail brands, delivering insight across acquisition, retention and channel performance. This project represents a major step in Tapestry's evolution into a product-led, AI-enabled business with international growth ambitions.
We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical capability with curiosity and commercial awareness.
As the KTP Associate, you will act as the project lead, responsible for delivering the full lifecycle of the project.
You will:
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This is a rare opportunity to own and deliver a high-impact AI product from end-to-end. You won’t be building isolated models, you’ll be creating systems that:
In this role, you will:
This role offers a unique combination of:
You will also benefit from:
If you’re looking to move beyond pure research or engineering into a role where you can build, deploy and own impactful AI solutions, this is an exceptional opportunity.
This is a fixed-term hybrid role for a period of 29 months at the Tapestry Agency with monthly travel to Swindon.
Additional benefits of being a KTP Associate:
For any questions about this role please email partnerships@bath.ac.uk
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
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Closing Date: 18 May 2026
Department: Education & Research
Salary: £43,000 to £51,000 depending on qualifications and experience